{"id":189491,"date":"2025-12-04T12:55:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=189491"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:18:29","slug":"we-even-paid-for-coffin-laments-kashmiri-family-of-delhi-blast-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/12\/04\/we-even-paid-for-coffin-laments-kashmiri-family-of-delhi-blast-victim.html","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We even paid for coffin,\u2019 laments Kashmiri family of Delhi blast victim"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Srinagar: The family of 28-year-old Bilal Ahmad Sangoo, a Kashmiri labourer killed in the November 10 Red Fort blast in Delhi, continues to grieve weeks after his death, with no government compensation or official support.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Bilal, from a marginalised Gujjar Muslim family in Baba Nagri, Ganderbal, Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir was the sole breadwinner. His father, Ghulam Hassan Sangoo, told the media that, \u201cWe even had to pay for his coffin. Every expense\u2014from travel to hospital procedures\u2014came from our pockets. No parent should hear of their child\u2019s death through a WhatsApp photo, with no official informing them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The family also struggled to bury Bilal, as there was no space in the village graveyard, forcing them to bury him on their own land. Local observers noted that the neglect reflects systemic discrimination against Kashmiri workers.<\/p>\n

Despite announcements from Delhi\u2019s Chief Minister promising ex gratia compensation of 10 lakh rupees for victims, Bilal\u2019s family has received nothing. Opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti and MP Agha Ruhullah Mehdi visited the family, urging immediate support and financial assistance, and condemning the selective attention of Indian media that largely ignored Bilal\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

\u201cBilal\u2019s death exposes the propaganda labeling Kashmiris as terrorists. If other communities\u2019 lives are mourned, why is our grief ignored?\u201d his father asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: The family of 28-year-old Bilal Ahmad Sangoo, a Kashmiri labourer killed in the November 10 Red Fort blast in Delhi, continues to grieve weeks after his death, with no government compensation or official support. According to Kashmir Media Service, Bilal, from a marginalised Gujjar Muslim family in Baba Nagri, Ganderbal, Indian illegally occupied Jammu …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":189492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t