Fact check: Did Mauritania flight carrying 210 Haj pilgrims crash off Red Sea? No, here’s truth
New Delhi: A social media post is doing rounds with the claim that a Mauritania flight carrying 210 Haj pilgrims crashed off the Red Sea coast, while en-route to Saudi Arabia. However upon running a fact-check the claim was found to be false.
According to the news website Ummid, Mauritania’s Director of Hajj at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, El Waly Taha has denied the claims and confirmed that all Mauritanian pilgrims are safe and had arrived safely in the Holy lands.
Quoting Mauritania Airlines, Ummid reported that three scheduled flights on May 23, 24 and 25 safely transported all pilgrims to Makkah.
"Mauritania Airlines operated three flights for this year’s Hajj season and all three reached their destination safely," read an official statement from the airline.
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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.
