Srinagar, Feb. 27 -- "His funeral prayers (Nimaz-e-Janaza) will be held at Jama Masjid Srinagar after Zuhr prayers, and he will be laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Khrew, Pampore," said a statement from Mirwaiz Manzil .

The family will receive condolences (Taziyat) at his residence: House no 207, Sector B, Westend Colony Near Tengpora Bridge Hyderpora, Srinagar.

Masoodi, a doctor by profession, had left Kashmir in 1974 for further studies in the US and returned 28 years later.

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