Alhaj V.M. Haries (72), proprietor of Durbar Hotel at Gandhi Square in city and a resident of N.R Mohalla, passed away last evening at a private hospital following brief illness.

He leaves behind his wife, five sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends.

Namaz-e-Janaza was offered today morning at Kerala Masjid on Akbar Road Cross in Lashkar Mohalla here, followed by burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle in city.