Mangaluru, Apr 4: A centenarian woman from coastal Karnataka, who had gone to Saudi Arabia two weeks ago to perform Umrah died of heart attack in the holy land of Makkah on Monday, Apr 2, family sources said.
Fathima aka Paathumma (104), a resident of Boluvar village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, had undertaken the pilgrimage through a private travel agency.
The end came when she was getting ready for homeward journey after fulfilling all the rituals of Umrah. She was buried in Madinah, sources said.
Fathima was reportedly suffering from a few age related illness. Dr Satish Kumar of Ashwini Clink at Haradi was treating her freely for several years.
In spite of being a centenarian, Fathima was working for a beedi company. She used to stick labels to beedi packs.
Recently, she had expressed her desire to perform either Hajj or Umrah. Hence, a group of philanthropists from her village and surrounding places including Haradi Abdul Razzak made all arrangements for her Umrah trip. She was also given a farewell by Kallega mosque committee a few days before she boarded the flight.
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