Puttur: The 104-year-old Hiriyajji Puttur, a resident of Bolwar, died of heart attack while performing Umrah at the holy city of Mecca on Monday.

Patumma, who had gone for Umrah by a private travel agency, breathed her last while she was preparing to fly back to the country.

Locals had built a house for Patumma, who was earlier living in a hut with two daughters. Despite being in old-age she was working as a Beedi-labour for her survival. Dr. Satish Kumar of Ashwini Clinic treated her free of cost for years.

A group of donors under the leadership of Haradi Abdul Razak, sponsored Umrah tour for Patumma as she was extremely enthusiastic to perform Umrah.  After performing all the rituals of Umrah, she passed away while preparing to leave for the nation.

Patumma’s body has been buried in the holy city of Madina

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Bengaluru: Congress has taken the lead in all three Assembly constituencies where by-elections were held in the state. Among these, Congress has secured victories in the Sandur and Shiggaon constituencies. However, the official announcement from the Election Commission is awaited.

In the Shiggaon Assembly constituency, Yasir Khan Pathan has achieved a resounding victory against Bharath Bommai, the son of former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. With this win, Congress has taken control of a constituency that was previously under BJP's hold.

In Sandur, Congress candidate Annapoorna Tukaram has defeated BJP's Bangaru Hanumanthu, reclaiming the Sandur constituency for Congress.