Eid al-Fitr celebrated on Friday in Udupi district; religious leaders give message of peace, harmony
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Udupi: Eid al-Fitr was celebrated by members of the Muslim community on Friday, with the Masjids in Udupi town and Kapu, Brahmavar, Kundapur, Byndoor, Hebri and Karkala taluks holding special Eid Namaz for the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
As part of the celebration, Muslims paid Zakat al-Fitr, the donation to the needy, on Friday morning, before visiting the mosques in large numbers, wearing new clothes.
The Eid Namaz was offered at the Jamia Masjid in Udupi led by Maulana Abdur Rashid Nadwi, while at the Anjuman Masjid, the prayers were offered under the leadership of Maulana Inaythullah Razvi.
Udupi District Muslim Federation President Muhammad Moula extended greetings to all Muslims on the occasion.
In Muloor, a special prayer and Khutba were offered at the Juma Masjid, the central mosque of the Udupi District Samyukta Jamaat, with Khatib Hafil Muhammad Ashraf Sakhafi leading the rituals.
Coastal Development Board President MA Gafoor participated in the Eid prayer.
In Kundapur, a procession was taken out for Eid from the Juma Masjid and special prayers offered at the Idgah Maidan. The Jamaat's Khateeb Shahid Hussain led the Dua and Namaz.
Kundapur Jamia Masjid President Muhammad Wasim Basha, Vice President and former Municipality member Abu Muhammad Muzaffar and Secretary Shams Tabrez were among those present for the celebrations.
The participants celebrated by hugging each other, exchanging greetings and eating sweets.
Imam Obaidur Rahman Nadwi of Hashimi Masjid led the special Eid prayers in Brahmagiri Nairakere.
The religious leaders, in their Eid messages, raised awareness among the youth not to fall prey to drug addiction and also urged everyone to live as brothers and sisters and create an atmosphere of peace.
Imam Obaidur Rahman Nadvi stressed on the role of parents in taking care to prevent their children from getting addicted to drugs. He also pointed out that youngsters today are riding at high speed and carelessly, leading to fatal road accidents. The Imam advised the parents to pay greater attention to their children in this regard.
As a precautionary measure, tight police security was provided to most mosques across Udupi district to prevent any untoward incident during the festival.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
