As soon as the holy month of Ramadan has begun the number of beggars coming to Hyderabad from various parts of the country increases day by day. Though the beggar is either a Hindu or a Muslim he adopts his family profession of begging but in the age of development, the mode of begging has also witnessed a revolutionary change.
Even young and healthy men are also seen spreading their hands for alms without hesitation. Similarly Lambada women who can speak Urdu fluently use burqa to fool public. On the other hand beggars coming from other states especially from Chattisgarh have adopted shrewd measures to get alms, lending the local beggars in trouble.
A beggar of Chattisgarh produced his 2 year old girl in such a condition that brought tears in the eyes of spectators. The girl had deep wound but in reality it was not wound but a solution was applied. The solution has such an effect that when applied it looks as if the area is scorched by burns.
On one signal a beggar with innocent children with plastered hands collected large amount of alms from the passersby. When asked why his children have been plastered the cunning beggar told that this way he gets alms easily from people.
Some women make their children drink narcotic drugs to make believe that the children are starving to death and are in urgent need of food. Some beggars kidnap small children for beggary.
So the next time you grope your pocket for a rupee or two on your way, wait for a minute and be sure that your hard earned money which is Allah’s money entrusted upon you, is put on a deserving hand not to the fraud beggars.
Siasat report