Mangaluru: Hawwa Binthi Aboobakar passes away
Mangaluru, May 16: Hawwa Binthi Aboobakar , wife of Late K.A Muhammad Soofi Banakal passed away on Wednesday evening at her son's house in Kaikamba, Mangaluru. She was 77.
Born and brought up in Uppinangady of Dakshina Kannada District, Hawwa was the first Muslim girl to pursue high school education in her town at a time when Muslim girls were hardly getting formal education in Coastal Karnataka.
A voracious reader of Islamic literature in Kannada, Malayalam and Urdu languages, Hawwa learnt Quranic Arabic at an early age through self-study. In 2013, Mangaluru based publishing house Shanthi Prakashana had felicitated her as part of its silver jubilee celebration for her three decade long efforts towards promoting Islamic literature among Kannada readers.
She is survived by six sons and three daughters including NRI activist Iqbal Soofi and Writer Sharafuddin Soofi. Her funeral will be conducted on Thursday at Huda Masjid, Nekkilady, Uppinangady, said her family sources.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
