Mangaluru: Basheer buried amidst tears and prayers; family appeals for peace

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January 7, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 7: Thousands of mourners on Sunday evening attended the funeral prayers of Ahmed Basheer, who breathed his last earlier today four days after he was attacked by a gang of trouble mongers in the city.

47-year-old Basheer was laid to rest at the burial ground located near the Muhiuddin Juma Masjid at Kuloor-Panjimogeru on the outskirts of the city after Magrib prayers.

On January 3, hours after Deepak Rao, a youth from Katipalla area in Mangaluru was hacked to death by a gang of four miscreants another gang had attacked Basheer at Kottara Chowki area in the city without any provocation.

The attack took place at around 9:30 p.m. when Basheer was returning his home at Akashabhava after closing his fast food outlet. A critically injured and unconscious Basheer was rushed to a hospital by two ambulance drivers. After four days of treatment, he breathed his last at 8:10 a.m. on Sunday.

Even though the family members wanted to conduct the last rites immediately after the post mortem, they had to wait till the arrival of victim’s second son Irfan from United Arab Emirates. Irfan had landed in Abu Dhbai just three months ago. He reached Mangaluru at around 6 p.m. Basheer’s elder son had returned from Middle East two days ago.

Meanwhile, the preparations for the funeral rites as per Islamic customs had commenced in the hospital itself. The body was given bath and covered in plain white cloths before transporting it in an ambulance to his hone at Akashabhavana at around 2 p.m. for public viewing.

The mortal remains were then taken to the mosque in a vehicle for mayyit namaz at around 4 p.m. Thousands of people thronged the mosque ground to see Basheer’s face for the last time. As soon as his second son reached the spot, the mayyit was taken to nearby graveyard and laid to rest amidst prayers.

Though they were not in a condition to speak, Basheer’s family members did not forget to appeal the people not to disrupt peace. They also urged the people to pray for the departed soul. “Nobody can give justice to my brother except the Almighty God. We request all the good people to pray for the departed soul. No one should lose patience and indulge in any wrong doing. Our anger towards the killers should not provoke us to cause any harm to our innocent brothers and sisters of other faiths,” said Basheer’s teary-eyed brother Abdul Hakeem Kuloor.

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sayyed ashraf addoor
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Monday, 8 Jan 2018

RIP.....May Allah SWT Grant him jannatul firdous.

Syed
 - 
Monday, 8 Jan 2018

May ALLAH SWT Grant him Jannatul Firdous. Aameen

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February 29,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 29: The BJP leaders in Karnataka rallied behind Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal amid a controversy over his remarks that centenarian freedom fighter HS Doreswamy was a "Pakistani agent."

The saffron party leaders have extended support to Yatnal, days after he called Doreswamy a "fake freedom fighter" who behaves like a "Pakistani agent".

Yatnal made the comments at a press conference on February 25 while reacting to a query on a public meeting organised by the Congress titled 'Save the Constitution'.

"There are many fake freedom fighters. There is one in Bengaluru. Now we have to say what Doreswamy is. Where is that old man? He behaves like a Pakistan agent," Patil had said.

"Doreswamy is an elderly person and senior to all. He had participated in various agitations. He should also see what to talk and who will be hurt with those statements. We have all seen what he said about Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar told reporters in Kodagu on Saturday reacting to Yatnal's outburst against Doreswamy.

Noting that the statements were made in bitter taste, Kumar said, "If you speak unpleasant (things), you will hear unpleasant."

Bellary City MLA G Somashekara Reddy too backed Yatnal saying that the his statement was appropriate. "There is nothing wrong in his statement. It is absolutely correct. I support him. It is not just okay to be a freedom fighter, but he should be a 'Deshbhakt' (patriot) too, who respects the unity and integrity of the nation."

On Friday, another BJP Minister KS Eshwarappa slammed Doreswamy alleging that he had visited Amulya Leona's residence and shared a good relationship with her family.

Leona had raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans at an anti-CAA event here on February 21, taking everybody present by shock and dismay.

"We respect Doreswamy but he dances to the tune of Congress and supports whatever their leaders say," Eshwarappa said.

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June 21,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 21: A total of 51 private hospitals and medical colleges empanelled under the Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST) have been allowed to treat Covid-19 patients in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district. Among them 30 are in Dakshina Kannada and 21 are in Udupi. Here is the full list:

Also Read: 518 private hospitals across Karnataka can now treat covid patients

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January 26,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 26: A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attacking his sister-in-law and her daughter with acid used to make rubber sheets in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, police said on Saturday.

The victim, a 35-year-old widow with three daughters, has been admitted to the government Wenlock Hospital here with severe burns. Her daughter, who suffered minor injuries, is also hospitalised.

In her complaint, the woman said her late husband's elder brother came to her house on Thursday, abused her in foul language before opening an acid bottle and throwing its contents at her through the window.

The woman suffered burn injuries on her face, neck and shoulders and her daughter on her legs and hands.

The victim's husband had taken a loan of Rs 5 lakh from a cooperative bank but died in 2018 after paying only two instalments and the woman could not repay it further.

The bank's notices kept coming to the elder sibling's address, which infuriated him. There was also a long-pending land dispute between the two, sources said.

Based on the woman's complaint, a case was registered on Friday and the man arrested soon after. Kadaba sub-inspector police Rukma Naik visited Wenlock

Hospital to record the woman's statement, police added.

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