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News18
13 hours ago
- News18
‘Sacrificing Myself In Name Of Allah': Elderly Man Slits Throat On Eid-Ul-Azha In UP
Last Updated: The man was found in a pool of blood with a knife next to him in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria on Saturday, the police said. An elderly man in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria allegedly slit his throat as a sacrifice on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Azha on Saturday. According to locals, he killed himself on Eid, leaving behind a note, 'I am sacrificing myself in the name of Allah and his messenger." However, the police have not yet confirmed the recovery of any such note, but said that he had used a knife to cut his throat inside a hut near his residence. As his family members heard him scream, they rushed to the hut and saw him in a pool of blood. They took him to the district medical college with police assistance. He was referred to the Gorakhpur Medical College for treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries. 'Preliminary investigation suggests that the deceased inflicted the wound himself. However, we are probing the matter from all angles," Additional Superintendent of Police (North), Arvind Kumar Verma, told news agency PTI. According to the 60-year-old's family, he attempted to take his own life after he returned from the dargah of Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Shah around 10 am following Eid prayers on Saturday. His wife said that as he returned home, he went to the hut immediately. His cries were heard an hour later, after which the family members found him in a pool of blood with a knife beside him. First Published: June 08, 2025, 11:15 IST
Hindustan Times
16 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
UP man slits own throat on Eid-ul-Azha: ‘Sacrificing myself in the name of…'
A 60-year-old man in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district allegedly died by suicide by slitting his throat as a sacrifice on Eid-Ul-Azha on Saturday. Locals claimed that the deceased sacrificed himself on the day of Eid-Ul-Azha and left a note saying, 'I am sacrificing myself in the name of Allah and his messenger.' Also Read: Kota: Principal, hostel warden among 4 booked for MBBS student's alleged suicide Police officials have not confirmed if any such document was found. They stated that the man had used a knife to slit his throat inside a hut near his home, reported PTI. After his family members heard his cries, they found him in the hut and rushed him to the district medical college with the help of the police. He was then referred to the Gorakhpur Medical College for further treatment. Also Read: 25-year-old IT engineer jumps to death from 21st floor The man soon succumbed to his injuries and passed away. Additional superintendent of police (north), Arvind Kumar Verma, told PTI, "Preliminary investigation suggests that the deceased inflicted the wound himself. However, we are probing the matter from all angles.' The 60-year-old man's family members stated that the incident had occurred once he returned from the dargah of Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Shah around 10 am on Saturday after he offered Eid prayers. Also Read: Punjab: A 25-year-old AAP sarpanch dies by suicide The man's wife stated that after returning home, he had immediately gone to a hut near their house. An hour later, she heard him groaning, and upon checking, saw that he was lying in a pool of blood with a knife next to him. His wife screamed at the sight of her husband and alerted neighbours, who informed the police. Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. A few major suicide prevention helpline numbers in India are 011-23389090 from Sumaitri (Delhi-based) and 044-24640050 from Sneha Foundation (Chennai-based).
Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Sambhajinagar police rescue 86 cattle stocked illegally for Eid sacrifice
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In a surprise crackdown following directives by CP Sandip Patil, ahead of Eid-Ul-Azha, city police on Wednesday rescued 86 cattle allegedly stocked illegally for sacrificial purposes. The animals, collectively valued at over Rs20 lakh, were found kept in cramped and cruel conditions across multiple locations between noon and 8pm. In the largest seizure, 72 bovines worth Rs17.90 lakh were found at a property on City Chowk–Kile Ark Road linked to Sameer Shaikh. Two people— Mirza Anis Beg Mirza Hameed Beg and Nadeem Khan Naim Khan— were named as accused in this case. In a separate operation near the road leading to the Cancer Hospital, police recovered six more cattle worth Rs85,000 from a dilapidated structure owned by Istiyaq Babumiya Qureshi. Another seizure was made between 5:30pm and 6pm at Chittekhana Kabristan, where two cattle valued at Rs16,000 were found tied with extremely short ropes. In a subsequent raid around 6pm to 7pm at Jalal Colony under Begumpura police station limits, six additional bovines worth Rs1.4 lakh were found in Qureshi's premises. "These animals were gathered in violation of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act and were being stocked ahead of Eid. They were kept in inhumane conditions, tied with short ropes and hidden in abandoned buildings to avoid public attention," said deputy commissioner of police (headquarters) Shilwant Nandedkar, who supervised the operation. In the FIRs registered separately at the City Chowk and Begumpura police station, offences under Section 11(1)(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act along with Sections 5(a), 5(b), and 9 of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976 were registered. All rescued cattle have been sent to shelters, and veterinary teams have begun health assessments.
