On a two decade old scooter mother, son goes on pilgrimage
27,400 km voyage across 7 states: temples, mutts are the shelters
Udupi,Nov.9: In order to fulfill the dream of ageing mother who had spent her life for family, a son decided to go on a pilgrimage along with her. The mother-son duo chose a decade year old scooter to traverse through seven states during their pilgrimage. After travelling through outer states the duo has now returned to the coastal part of Karnataka.
The son who made his mother's dream come true is D. Krishna Kumar (39) of Mysuru and the lucky mother is Choodarathna (70).
A bachelor Krishna Kumar is the only son of Choodarathna. She had lost her husband four years ago. The journey that began on January 16 had crossed Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Goa. After visiting many temples in these states the duo is now travelling across the coastal region of Karnataka. They have already travelled 27,400 km on this old scooter.
The duo has recently reached Udupi Shri Krishna temple and from there they are planning to visit Dharmasthala, Subramanya and other holy places.
Resigned job for pilgrimage
Krishna Kumar was working for a private company since 13 years. He resigned his job to fulfill his mother's dream and chose Bajaj Chetak scooter that was gifted by his father in 2001.
Though it was a two decade old scooter ran smoothly throughout the journey. One tyre was punctured after crossing 16,000 km. But then there was no problem. We have travelled a minimum of 30 km and maximum of 170 kms. Wherever we go we take little rest and then continue our journey. We took the journey with the help of interest that we are getting for our deposits, said Krishna Kumar.
We met Chandramathi in Sagar who was a friend of my mother during Hindi teacher training after SSLC. They met after 47 years and an old friendship found new lease of life. We stayed at her home for a week. Next we are planning to meet Jayalaxmi Kaje, a resident of Vittla.
We had never gone to a hotel in our entire journey. We used to stay in temples and mutts where we used to have our food. We would drink borewell water. We never faced health problems like cold, fever, back pain etc. throughout our journey, said Choodarathna.
Our's was an undivided family and my mother spent her whole life serving our family. She had given 67 years of her life to this home and never visited any holy place once. After the death of my father four years ago my mother told me about her dream to go on a pilgrimage. Then decided to fulfill her dream and for that I resigned my job.
Krishna Kumar Mysuru
I happy with the pilgrimage. My son used to take me on the age old scooter for 40-45 km every day. Hence, it had become a routine for me. These days when most of the children neglect their parents I feel proud of my son.
Choodarathna Mysuru.
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Three more arrested in connection with murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 14 (PTI): The Mangaluru City Crime Branch has arrested three men in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Azaruddin alias Azar alias Ajju (29), Abdul Khader alias Noufal (24) and Vamanjoor Noushad alias Chotte Noushad (39), were arrested during the last two days, they said.
With the fresh arrests, a total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder so far, police said.
According to a police statement, Azaruddin had previously been booked in three theft cases registered at Panambur, Suratkal, and Mulki police stations. He allegedly provided information about Shetty's movements to the other accused, aiding in the murder.
Khader is said to have assisted the accused during their escape in a car after the murder was committed.
Noushad is accused of having conspired with the others and directly participated in the crime. He has six previous criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery conspiracy, registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada, police said.
Azaruddin has been remanded in judicial custody, while Khader and Noushad have been taken into police custody for seven days for further investigation.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and efforts are underway to trace other accused involved in the case.
Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter and Hindutva activist, was murdered by a group on May 1 within the Bajpe police station limits in Mangaluru City.
