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Khudai Khidmatgar volunteers serve Kanwar Yatra participants, offer medication in Uttar Pradesh

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LUCKNOW/BHOPAL/DELHI: Khudai Khidmatgar, the organisation that has been revived in India in recent years, has been serving the Kanwariyas--the people who participate in the Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh. 

Hindus who take part in the long yatra need medication and hence the Khudai Khidmatgars have held camps to offer assistance to the people who embark on this long journey. 

Thousands of people take the holy water and walk hundreds of kilometers. On way, they get injured and need medication as there are health issues. This is one of the camps in Muzaffarnagar in Western part of Uttar Pradesh. 

The photograph is at Madani Chowk in Muzaffarnagar where Khudai Khidmatgar volunteers tend to the Hindu pilgrims. Khudai Khidmatgar was legendary freedom fighter, Badshah Khan's organisation. 

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In India, it has been revived by Faisal Khan, a few years ago. Since then, it has spread all over the country. Its members go to the needy people and help them in times of natural calamaties.

Also, apart from their work, the group's main aim is to spread the message of communal harmony. They have set up a place in Delhi where people belonging to different religions, stay together. 

Shams Ur Rehman Alavi

Journalist for more than 20 years. Had started his career with National Mail in the nineties. Worked as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times, as an Assistant Editor with DB Post, later Contributing Editor with The Huffington Post, writes for First Post, The Wire, Newsd & several other major publications.


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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