Honnavar : Addressing a friendly Iftar gathering organized by the local Jamia Masjid Noor Mohalla in Honnavar, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind State Joint Secretary Riyaz Ahmad Rona emphasized the role of religion in fostering love among people and criticized unbelief for promoting hatred.

Rona stated, "Religion inculcates the character of love in man while infidelity makes us hate each other. We should be lovers of all human beings and never love those who hate others. We should hate hatred and not those who spread hatred."

Honnavar Taluk Health Officer Dr. Rajesh Kinni echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing that no religion advocates evil deeds. He highlighted that all religions guide individuals on the right path, and their essence should be accessible to all.

The event, presided over by Jamia Masjid President Abdul Qadir Ahmed Ji, also saw the presence of Jamaate Islami Hind Bhatkal President Maulana Zubair Ahmed Nadvi and Maulana Ziaur Rahman Nadvi, among others. Abdurraouf Savanur moderated the program and delivered the vote of thanks at the end.

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Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.

Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.

Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.

“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.

One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.

Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.

Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.

“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.