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Pious, joyous Eid celebrations in Maharashtra

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eidMumbai :  Eid Al-Adha or Bakri Eid was celebrated with traditional piety and joy by the Muslim community of Mumbai and in the rest of Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Since dawn of the day marking the second most important festival in the Islamic calendar, lakhs of Muslims trooped to mosques, open grounds and other areas for the special Eid namaz.

Later, they hugged and greeted each other with ‘Eid Mubarak’ before setting off for the ceremonious sacrifice of goats.

Select portions of the sacrificial meat were distributed among family, friends, relatives, neighbours and other community members.

Eid Al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Zilhajj or Zulhijja and coincides with the Haj Day or Arafat Day, to commemorate the sacrifices of Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Ismail and his mother Hager.

Muslims believe that Prophet Ibrahim had sacrificed his beloved son, Prophet Ismail after he was ordered to do so in three consecutive dreams by Allah.

He was directed to sacrifice his son, but when he did, by Allah’s grace he received a sheep with divine blessings.

Eid Al-Adha commemorates this extraordinary display of faith in Allah and Muslims celebrate it by sacrificing animals on this day.

Hundreds of mosques in Mumbai wore a festive look with bright lights and decorations as Muslims prayed in shifts.

Additional arrangements were made outside the roads, on pavements and other open areas to accommodate the huge rush. Some places erected special marquees as a precaution against the rains in view of overcast skies.

Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warmly greeted the Muslims on the occasion.

Coinciding with the ongoing 11-day Ganeshotsav celebrations this year, the Mumbai Police had made elaborate security and traffic arrangements for Eid Al-Adha to ensure both festivals passed off without disturbing each other.

Similar reports of pious, joyous and peaceful celebrations were received from Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Palghar, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad and other areas in the state.

In some places including north-Mumbai and Thane, sudden showers failed to dampen the festivities in which members of all communities joined in wishing and celebrating with their Muslim brethren.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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