Elderly UP man slits own throat on Bakrid, calls it sacrifice to Allah
A 60-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh died by suicide on Bakrid, leaving behind a note claiming he was offering himself as a "sacrifice to Allah."The dead man, Ish Mohammad Ansari, allegedly used a knife to slit his throat inside a hut next to his home on Saturday morning. His family members rushed to the spot after hearing his cries and, with the help of the police, shifted him to the district medical college. He was later referred to Gorakhpur Medical College, where he succumbed to his injuries.advertisementAnsari had returned from the dargah of Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Shah after offering Eid prayers around 10 am, according to his family. 'After returning home, Ansari went directly to the hut next to their house,' said his wife, Hajra Khatoon, as reported by the news agency PTI.
A handwritten suicide note found at the scene stunned the local residents and authorities. It read: "Insaan bakre ko apne bete ki tarah paalta hai aur phir qurbani deta hai. Woh bhi ek jeev hai. Qurbani humein khud ki deni chahiye. Main apni qurbani Allah ke Rasool ke naam par de raha hoon." ('A man raises a goat like his own child and then sacrifices it. That too is a living being. We should offer ourselves as sacrifice. I am offering myself in the name of Allah's Messenger.')advertisementArvind Kumar Verma, Additional Superintendent of Police, said, 'Preliminary investigation suggests that Ansari inflicted the wound himself. However, we are probing the matter from all angles.'The body has been sent for postmortem, and police have launched a full investigation.With PTI inputs.
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