Puttur's elderly woman dies during Umrah
Puttur: The 104-year-old Hiriyajji Puttur, a resident of Bolwar, died of heart attack while performing Umrah at the holy city of Mecca on Monday.
Patumma, who had gone for Umrah by a private travel agency, breathed her last while she was preparing to fly back to the country.
Locals had built a house for Patumma, who was earlier living in a hut with two daughters. Despite being in old-age she was working as a Beedi-labour for her survival. Dr. Satish Kumar of Ashwini Clinic treated her free of cost for years.
A group of donors under the leadership of Haradi Abdul Razak, sponsored Umrah tour for Patumma as she was extremely enthusiastic to perform Umrah. After performing all the rituals of Umrah, she passed away while preparing to leave for the nation.
Patumma’s body has been buried in the holy city of Madina
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
