City Haj pilgrim dies in Holy Madeena

A Haj pilgrim from the Hyderabad city, Haji Mohammed Siddique, died in Madeenah Munnawarah on Thursday morning. He was a 79 years old and resident of Chanchalguda. His funeral took place in the evening in Madeenah Munnawarah.

He had gone on pilgrimage along with his son Mohammed Nayeem on September 17, and was scheduled to return on October 23, 2014. On the instructions form the Special Officer Telangana State Haj Committee Prof. S. A. Shukoor the Khadim-ul-Hujjaj present in Madeena provided necessary assistance in fulfilling formalities. He condoled the death of the Haj pilgrim.

Earlier a Haji from Anantapur Mohammed Hidaytullah died in Makkah Mukarrama and one Haji from the city due to ill health returned before scheduled flight. (INN)