This restaurant in Mangaluru has been offering 'Free Iftaar' for everyone for four years now
"I envision a Mangaluru where nobody sleeps hungry round the year" says owner Muhammad Sarfraz
Mangaluru: As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began on Thursday, March 23, 2023, the Impire Hotel in the city once again started its 'Free Iftaar’ scheme that it has been running for the last four years.
Located near the State Bank Bus Stand in the city, the restaurant offers free food for people fasting during the month of Ramadan. Those fasting can turn up at the restaurant during the Iftaar hour and can benefit from the free Iftaar facility.
One of the owner-partner of the restaurant K Muhammad Sarfraz, claims he serves the same food at the free Iftaar meal that he himself eats without compromising on the quality of the food items or ingredients.
“Not just during Ramadan, even during the non-Ramadan days, people who cannot afford food can come and eat at our restaurant. We run the business with the motive that people need not have money to eat at our restaurant,” Sarfaraz who is on an Umrah pilgrimage in Makkah along with his other owner-partner of restaurant Muhammad Thanveez told Vartha Bharati.
“I envision a Mangaluru where nobody sleeps hungry. So whenever someone cannot afford food, and comes to us, we serve them and do not ask any questions. They do not even have to inform us before eating that they cannot afford the food, it has happened before,” Sarfaraz added.
During the Iftaar hours, all the tables at the restaurant are arranged with snacks and Iftaar food items including date and juice. People who wish to break their fast at the restaurant come and take seats and wait for Azaan's call to break their fasts.
The restaurant also offers meals for supper (Sehri) but it is only free for those who cannot financially afford the meal and those who can pay, shall pay, Sarfaraz added.
Owner-Partners Mohammed Sarfaraz (Left), and Mohammed Thanveez
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Odisha woman raped twice in a day, dies after being thrown off four-storey building; 2 held
Paradip (Odisha) (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was raped twice in a day in separate places by her boyfriend and a stranger offering help and then thrown off a four-storey building, leading to her death, in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Friday.
Police arrested both the accused and booked them under various sections of BNS for kidnapping, rape and murder.
"The incident took place on February 22 after the woman left her house with plans to elope with her boyfriend, who had asked her to come to a temple by promising to marry her. However, he took her to a secluded place, raped her and abandoned her at Rahama bus stand," Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Ankit Kumar Verma told reporters.
As the victim was waiting at the bus stand, another man hailing from Jharkhand, who was heading to nearby Paradip on his motorcycle, saw the hapless woman and offered help.
He, however, took her to the roof of his rented accommodation at a place in Paradip town and raped her again, the SP said.
The accused then threw the woman from the roof of the building, leading to her death, he said, adding her body was found the next morning.
The SP said the victim's brother lodged a complaint at Paradip Model police station on February 25, alleging that his sister was raped and murdered on February 22. An unnatural death case was registered on February 23 following the recovery of the woman's body.
Earlier, in the evening of February 22, the woman's brother had lodged a missing persons case at Tirtol police station when his sister did not return home.
BJD supremo and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Naveen Patnaik, condemned the incident and demanded justice for the woman and other victims of recent rape incidents.
"How many more innocent lives will be lost? From underage girls to differently abled young women, no one is safe. So, is the rule of law still in place in the state? The news of heinous crimes coming from Kanhari in Angul, Kuchinda in Sambalpur, and Paradip is deeply disturbing. Chaos everywhere, insecurity all around, O Mother!" he said in an X post.
"While the government delivers long-winded speeches on women's safety and law and order, the ground reality is extremely alarming. Even in broad daylight, an atmosphere of fear prevails. Despite repeated instances of such deplorable incidents, the government's failure to take any exemplary, stringent action is emboldening the criminals. The government should take proactive steps to spread awareness on women's safety and ensure the rule of law is upheld in the state," the former CM added.
