Muslims help Hindu man cremate father after relatives, neighbours refuse

A group of Muslims helped a Hindu man cremate his 60-year-old father in Sagar in Madhya Pradesh after his neighbours and relatives refused to join due to the fear of coronavirus.

Ullas Belapurkar, an employee of a local government engineering college, died on Saturday morning reportedly of pneumonia, while his coronavirus test report is still awaited,his son Madhur said.

“My household comprises my mother, wife and I. Sincewomen do not take part in funerary arrangements, I was leftalone, without any help from my neighbours and relatives whowere afraid to cremate my father due to the fear ofcoronavirus,” he said.

However, some members of the Muslim community cameforward and helped carry out the last rites as per Hindurituals at the local crematorium on Saturday, Madhur added.

Muslim Kabristan Committee chairman Irshad Khan said,”When we got information about this issue, some of us in PPEkits went and took the body to the Muktidham (crematorium)here and helped conduct the last rites.”

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