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New Delhi : Indian Army handed over body of a 7 year old boy of Gilgit to the Pakistan Army on July 11, 2019. On July 9, 2019, body of a boy was recovered from the Burzil Nala close to Line of Control near village Acchura. The Indian Army immediately swing into action and were able to establish the identity of the boy through civil administration as seven year old Abid Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Minimarg across the Line of Control in Gilgit region.
As per the reports on social media, Abid was missing since July 8, 2019 and is likely to have slipped into Burzil Nala. In accordance to its ethos, as a humanitarian gesture Indian Army established contact with Pakistan Army on hotline and also convinced the civil administration to delay the last rites. The local religious head and village elders were taken into confidence to support the noble gesture of handing over the body to the family of the deceased boy at the earliest. The locals offered prayers for the deceased at the Dawar Mosque.
On July 10, 2019, local Commanders at Gurez made sincere efforts to hand over the body to the Pakistan Army commander in Minimarg. Finally, the commanders at highest level of Indian Army had to intervene and the body was handed over to Pakistan Army on July 11, 2019, near village Dudhgai. The locals appreciated the efforts of Indian Army, according to a PIB release.