The mortal remains of slain Reuters chief photojournalist Danish Siddiqui will be laid to rest at the Jamia Millia Islamia graveyard.
He was killed in Afghanistan while on a work assignment in the conflict zone.
Danish Siddiqui’s family had a long enduring connection with the university, which has made an exception for him.
Conventionally, JMI graveyard meant only for university employees, their spouses and minor child.
Siddiqui himself did his schooling from Jamia and followed it up with a graduation in Economics as well as a masters in Mass Communication from the university’s AJK Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC) from 2005 -2007.
A flight bearing his remains is expected to land in Delhi later on Sunday and the last rites will be carried out the same night.
