Pathankot: Army clarifies on jawan carrying mother's corpse

In a tragic incident, an Army jawan was forced to carry the dead body of his 60-year-old mother on his shoulder and walk nearly 10 kilometres, braving inclement weather. However, Army has claimed that all help was provided for body's transportation.

Muhammad Abbas, an Army jawan from Karnah tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, was posted at Pathankot. He brought his mother to Pathankot to stay with him to avoid the biting cold in Kashmir. However, on January 28, Abbas's mother suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away.

The next morning, the Army jawan drove his mother's body to Srinagar to go to Karnah. However, the road was blocked due to the bad weather. He asked for the help of the Army so that his mother’s body is flown to their village.