Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across state
Bengaluru, June 16: Except Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr across the state including Capital City Bengaluru on Saturday with pomp and religious gaiety.
They offered special prayer and greeted each other with Ramzan wishes. At the special namaz held at Khuddus Sab Idgah Maidan at Jayamahal in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, former minister Roshan Baig, MLC CM Ibrahim and others participated.
In the special prayer held at Idgah Maidan on Mysuru road, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda participated. Muslims offered special prayers at Chamarajpet, Jayanagar, RT Nagar, Yashwanthpur and other places.
In Vijayapura Idgah Maidan, Muslims offered prayers and greeted each other. More than 10,000 Muslims participated in the special prayer at Bidar Idgah Maidan. Minister Bandeppa Kashempur greeted the Muslims.
Apart from these, mass prayers were also conducted in Kalaburgi, Bellary, Dharwad, Kolar, Raichur, Chikkaballapur, Mysuru, Hubballi, Shivamogga and other places.
As a precautionary measure, the police have taken security measures to ensure law and order situation in the state during the Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Man appointed as home nurse steals jewelry worth nearly Rs 75 lakh from house in Udupi
Udupi: A man who had been working as home nurse at Badagubettu village of Udupi taluk is suspected to have stolen jewelry worth lakhs of rupees from the house on Sunday.
Prasad, a resident of the village, had called Deeksha Home Healthcare in Parkala two weeks ago, asking for the services of a home nurse to look after his father. Siddappa K Kodli was appointed as home nurse on the occasion.
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On Sunday, Kodli allegedly stole a pair of diamond earrings weighing 6 grams and worth Rs 43,800 from a glass bureau in the hall of Prasad’s house. He is also accused of stealing 427 grams of other jewelry worth Rs 31 lakh from the locker of the cupboard in the bedroom. The worth of the stolen jewelry amounts to nearly Rs 75 lakh.
Udupi Town Police have filed a case based on a complaint filed by Prasad and are investigating the case. Kodli is learned to be absconding at present.
