Minister Zameer sending 300 Hajj camp volunteers to Umrah pilgrimage: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, September 30: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan was sending 300 Haj camp volunteers out of 700 to Umrah pilgrimage.
Inaugurating the process of selecting volunteers through lottery at Haj Bhavan at Thirumenahalli on Sunday, Siddaramaiah said that every Muslim would have the desire to go to Mecca and Madina once in their lifetime. But it would cost minimum Rs 80,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
But the poor could not afford this amount. Those who were selected through lottery would leave for the pilgrimage in the first week of January. Last year, he has sent 200 volunteers and this year, 300 persons would be going, he said.
Zameer Ahmed would respond to the problems of the poor due to which, he was appointed as the Minister in the Coalition government. Kuvempu had advocated the state as a peaceful garden of all communities. So, everybody should live together with peace and harmony. Then only, equality and social harmony would be established in the society, he said.
Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, Former minister Prof Mumtaz Ali Khan, State Haj Committee CEO Sarfaraz Khan Sardar, Maulana Muzammil and others were present.
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Tribal couple, son hacked to death over witchcraft suspicion in Jharkhand's Godda
Godda (Jharkhand) (PTI): A tribal couple and their minor son were allegedly hacked to death by their relatives in Jharkhand's Godda district over suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Danga Tola under Deodanr police station area late on Monday and police recovered their bodies on Tuesday.
"A tribal couple and their minor son were hacked to death at Danga Tola in Godda. Preliminary investigation suggests the victims were killed over suspicion of practising witchcraft," Godda Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashok Ravidas told PTI.
Three persons have been arrested so far, he said.
"Police have arrested three persons in this connection. During initial interrogation, the accused told the police that they suspected that the victims were practising witchcraft," the SDPO said.
The axe used to kill them has also been recovered, and further investigation into the matter is underway, he said.
Deodanr police station officer-in-charge Amit Marki said the deceased tribal couple has been identified as Darbari Murmu (55) and his wife Maki Baski (50).
Their deceased son was around 12 years old. The bodies have been sent to Sadar Hospital in Godda for post-mortem examination.
