Bantwal: Hindu man organise Iftar at Masjid for Muslims who did not attend his wedding reception
Bantwal: A Hindu young man on Friday organised Iftar arrangements at a local mosque in Kukkila of Bantwal Taluk for his Muslim friends as a part of his wedding reception.
Dhananjay, a newly married youngster of Kukkila on Friday organised the Iftar for about 150 people at Kukkila mosque.
Dhananjay got married on May 8, and had invited everyone of the village to his wedding. However, Muslims who attended his wedding only greeted him and left and did not participate in the reception owing to the fasting due to Ramadan.
“It is because of this, I decided to organise a Iftar reception at the Masjid here” Dhananjay told Vartha Bharati.
People have been lauding the gesture of Dhananjay, with the pictures of Iftar going viral on several social media platforms and groups.
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Patna school set on fire by mob after 4-year-old student found dead on campus
Patna (PTI): A school was set on fire by a mob in Patna's Digha area on Friday after a four-year-old student was found dead on the campus, police said.
The boy did not return home from school on Thursday. When the family approached the school to know if he was there, the authorities denied it, they said.
In the night, the body of the boy was found on the school campus as his family frantically searched for him everywhere.
"Angry family members and locals gathered outside the school on Friday morning and set the building on fire. They also tried to block the traffic by burning tyres on the road," said a police officer.
"The fire was immediately brought under control," he said.
Three people were detained in connection with the death of the child, police said, adding that the CCTV footage of the school was being analysed.
"A case has been registered and an investigation is underway. All evidence collected from the spot is being forensically examined," Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra told PTI.
District Magistrate Shirsat Kapil Ashok said, "The district education officer has sought a detailed report about the incident from the officials concerned in the area."
