Offering a dignified last journey to the departed
The Hindu
A group of Muslim youth have been doing it for COVID victims from all religions
About three early in the morning of Monday Md. Sohel, a transport vehicle driver and resident of Siddipet, received a call informing him that someone had died due to COVID-19 in the town and the next of kin were unwilling to perform the last rites fearing the disease and there was no one else to take up the task. Immediately Mr. Sohel called up his associates — Md. Hazi, Md. Parveez, Abbas, Md Moiz, Md. Azam, Shaik Anwar Hussain — and the team rushed to the spot and before sunrise ensured that the COVID victim, Karim Bi, who had died the previous night, was laid to rest in proper traditional manner. Even as the group of youth completed their task they received another phone from Ramgopalpet village where a person had succumbed to the coronavirus. While on their way to Ramgopalpet village they spoke to this correspondent on phone and explained their mission.More Related News