Muslims perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit poet

Keeping the centuries-old tradition of 'Kashmiriyat' alive, hundreds of Muslims came forward to perform the last rites of a 130-year-old Kashmiri Pandit poet.

Samsar Chand breathed his last on Tuesday at Achan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Chand was the lone Kashmiri Pandit residing in the village as his entire family and other fellow community members had migrated to various parts of the country following the outbreak of violence in the Valley in 1989.

After hearing the news of his death, hundreds of Muslims gathered at his residence to perform his last rites.