‘Come Back’: J&K’s Mother’s Final Plea To Terrorist Son Goes Unanswered As She Is Laid To Rest

Last Updated:January 31, 2026, 11:24 IST

Ahmed, now identified as a terrorist with a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, ignored repeated pleas from his family.

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Months before her death, Jana Begum made an emotional appeal to her son, urging him to return home and abandon terrorism. Her request went unanswered. Her son, Riaz Ahmed, had left home 15 years ago to join the terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen and never came back.

In a moving message shared months earlier, Begum had told her son, “Come back, take care of me. If I die, shoulder my coffin.” Questioning his choice, she had also said, “What kind of jihad is this, where parents are abandoned.”

Ahmed, now identified as a terrorist with a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, ignored repeated pleas from his family. Begum’s husband, Mohammad Ramzan, had also appealed to their son to give up violence and return home, according to a report by NDTV.

Three days ago, when Jana Begum was laid to rest, her son was absent. His absence at the funeral highlighted the deep personal loss suffered by families torn apart by militancy.

Speaking to NDTV, a security force officer pointed to the broader impact of radicalisation, saying, “We’ve lost two generations, and now they are consuming our third one by indoctrinating and brain washing them using social media.”

Jana Begum is among many mothers who spend years waiting for their children to return, caught between hope and heartbreak, as terrorism continues to claim lives and families alike.

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