New Muslim couples can get marriage certificates in 15 days of ‘nikaah’: DK Wakf Advisory Committee
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Wakf Advisory Committee president BA Abdul Nasir Luckystar has said that newly married Muslim couples can get their marriage certificates within a fortnight by handing necessary documents to the Wakf officer.
The Karnataka government on February 21 handed the State Wakf Board the right to issue marriage certificates to Muslim couples, he said at a press meet recently, adding that submission of certain documents was mandatory for issuance of the marriage certificate.
“The bride or the groom should personally submit the application for the certificate. A joint marriage confirmation letter should be submitted and certified by a notary – a letter will not be accepted if it is from only one party. Certification of the ‘nikaahnama’ (daftar) by the president or the secretary of the Masjid where the marriage took place is also necessary,” he said.
The president added that the names of the bride and the groom will be registered as given in the ‘nikaahnama’. “The president or secretary of the Masjid should register the names of the bride and the groom as given in the Aadhaar card or the passport. If changes have been made, the applicants should present the ‘nikaahnama’ register of the Masjid before the Wakf officers. Merely attested photocopies of a ‘nikaahnama’ where the changes are made will not be accepted,” he explained.
“We find that some Masjid administrations are issuing separate nikaah certificates instead of the nikaahnama. Such certificates will not be accepted by the Wakf Board,” the president warned.
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Accused in Panambur Beach murder case arrested from Chombala near Kozhikode
Mangaluru: Mangaluru police have arrested a 50-year-old man from Kozhikode, Kerala, in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old man near Panambur Beach in Mangaluru. The accused, identified as Dharmaraj Suvarna, a resident of Thotabengre in Mangaluru, was arrested on Thursday night by a team of officers from the Panambur Police Station.
The victim, Muttu Basavaraj Vaddar, also known as Mudukappa, hailed from Amingada in Bagalkot. He had reportedly been on friendly terms with Suvarna. According to the police, the incident that led to the murder began over a dispute involving a mobile phone. Suvarna had recently purchased a new phone, which was borrowed by Mudukappa. Mudukappa allegedly damaged the device and did not return it, leading to escalating tensions between the two men.
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On Sunday, the disagreement culminated in a violent altercation, during which Suvarna allegedly struck Mudukappa with a wooden log, resulting in his death. Mudukappa's body was later discovered near the shore at Thotabengre estuary, raising concerns among local residents.
Following the discovery of the body, the Panambur Police registered a case and launched an investigation. Acting on credible information about Suvarna's whereabouts, the police team tracked him to Chombala in Kozhikode. The operation, carried out within the Chombala Police Station limits, led to Suvarna's arrest late at night.
