Taking a rare human step across the Line of Control (LOC), Indian authorities handed over the body of a Pakistani citizen to Pakistan officials on Saturday (August 2, 2025) at Titwal Crossing Point in Karnah Sector of North Kashmir. The body was handed over at 6 pm on Saturday (2 August) under tight security and entire administrative surveillance.
The identity of the deceased was initially unknown after being recovered from the banks of Kishanganga River near the Government Higher Secondary School in Keran Valley in Jammu and Kashmir on 20 July. After completing the necessary legal formalities under Section 194 of the Indian Civil Protection Code (BNSS), the local Aqaf Committee buried the body, as no contenders for the body were revealed.
Pakistan’s Dgmo Had made contact with Indian officials
After this, in July itself, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) formally informed that the deceased was a Pakistani citizen and requested to return it. In response to this, the District Magistrate of Kupwara ordered the body to be taken out under Section 196 of BNSS to hand over the dead body.
Dead body of Pakistani citizen assigned in the presence of magistrate
Supervision of the Reporting Procedure was done jointly by the police station in-charge of both the police stations Karnah Zafar Ahmed Loan, Tehsildar Karnah Mohammad Amin Bhat and Karen and Karnah police stations. During this time medical personnel and local magistrates were also present to ensure that proper legal and human procedures are strictly followed. After this, the body was taken from Karen to Titwal and was honored honorably to Pakistani officials on the Line of Control (LOC), which the authorities described a rare act of compassion across the border.
Waiting for official statements of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministry
The campaign was carried out through coordinated military communication between the two sides, which reflects a common commitment to respect in death even among stressful geopolitical relations. The official statements of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Pakistan’s Foreign Office are still awaiting as this incident of handing over the dead body is attracting widespread regional and diplomatic attention.
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