Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with great joy across Udupi; religious leaders stress on need for harmony
Udupi: Devotees celebrated the festival of Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) with enthusiasm, offering prayers in various mosques across Udupi district on Saturday.
Muslims dressed in new clothes gathered at mosques and eidgahs in Udupi, Kapu, Brahmavar, Kundapur, Byndoor, Hebri and Karkala taluks, where special prayers were held for the festival. The devotees wished each other after namaz.
In some mosques women were also given special facilities to participate in the prayers on Saturday.
The Eid namaz was led by Moulana Abdurrashid Nadwi at the Jamia Masjid, and Mounala Inayatulla Rizvi at the Anjuman Masjid in Udupi. At the Brahmagiri Hashimi Masjid, it was led by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman Nadwi, while the namaz was led by Khateeb Hafiz Muhammad Ashraf Sakhafi at the Mooluru Juma Masjid, the central mosque of the Udupi District Samyukta Jamaat.
At the Jumma Masjid in Kundapur, the Eid namaz was held on Saturday morning, led by Moulana Karar Hussain.
The religious leaders, who addressed the devotees, laid stress on the need to maintain peace and harmony in society.
Imam Maulana Ubaidur Rahman Nadwi of Brahmagiri Hashimi Masjid asked the people not to post derogatory matter about persons belonging to other communities and religions on social media.
Speaking about drug addiction, he expressed pain about many youngsters spoiling their lives by consuming narcotics. He also asked parents to advise their children against attraction and addiction to drugs.
Tight police security was provided across Udupi district to ensure there were no untoward incidents during the festival.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
