Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on Friday in Coastal Karnataka
Mangaluru: Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on Friday, March 20, across coastal Karnataka following the sighting of the Shawwal crescent moon on Thursday evening.
In Udupi, Udupi Samyukta Jamaat General Secretary Haji M A Bavu Muloor, in a statement, announced that Udupi District Naib Qazi Ustad B.K. Abdurrahman Madani Mulur has called for the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday in the district.
Meanwhile, in Dakshina Kannada district, D.K. District Qazi Alhaj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar has called for Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on Friday, Masjid Zeenath Baksh Treasurer Dr. S.M. Rasheed Haji said in a statement. Ullal Qazi Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar has also called for Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on Friday, Ullal Darga President B.G. Haneef Haji said in a statement.
The moon sighting marks the conclusion of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal, starting the Eid prayers and celebrations across the region.
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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.
