Remains of Nur Farah Kartini laid to rest in Pekan

PEKAN: The body of the late Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah was buried at 5.20pm at the Kampung Nyiur Manis Cemetery, here on Thursday (July 18).

The van carrying the body of the former Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student arrived at the cemetery at 4.55pm after being brought from the Forensic Department of Sungai Buloh Hospital, Selangor.

The 25-year-old's burial ceremony was attended by the victim's family members, friends and villagers.

Pahang investment, industry, science, technology and innovation committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib, representing the state government, was also present at the ceremony.

Nur Farah Kartini was found dead in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Kledang, Hulu Selangor, at about 6pm on Monday (July 15).

She had been reported missing since July 10, after delivering a rental car to a customer.

Following that, a 26-year-old man who is also a policeman in Perak was arrested and remanded until July 22 to assist in the investigation related to the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

As soon as the funeral, attended by hundreds of people, was over, Mohamad Nizar also presented a donation from the state government to Nur Farah Kartini's family.

Meanwhile, Mohd Farriza Amir Abdullah, 28, the brother of the deceased thanked all the parties involved in his sister's funeral.

"Alhamdulillah we are grateful to have reached here, even the funeral is over, I ask for prayers for my sister to be placed among the faithful," he said tearfully.

He said his sister's remains were buried at the location because it is his wife's village to facilitate the burial process. - Bernama