Indian death toll in Mina stampede rises to 56

    Jeddah: The number of Indians who died in Mina stampede on the last day of the Haj on January 12 has reached fifty-six, a ccording to the Indian Consulate in Jeddah. Among the deceased are four people from Bharuch in Gujarat. They had reached Mina through travel agency. The consulate said relatives of the dead pilgrims have been informed of their demise. The Indian Haj Mission has so far issued 39 no objection certificates to the next of the kin of the deceased pilgrims to facilitate their burial in Mecca. The burial process, which started on January 14, is expected to be completed in the next three to four days after completion of formalities by the Saudi authorities. According to Saudi officials, a total of 354 people have died and 289 injured in the incident.

    Meanwhile, Indian Government has declared grant of Rs three lakhs to the next of kin of the victims. Among 56 Indian deaths, 42 went to Mecca through the Haj Committee of India, eight through private tour operators, and six undertook the pilgrimage on their own.

    The list of deceased people among those who went through Haj Committee of India - Sabiran Bano (UP), Akhtarnul Nisha (UP), Mohammad Shareef (UP), Mohammed Shabeer (UP), Zainab Khatoon (UP), Raushan Jahan (UP), Zaibunnisa (Maharashtra), Mahmoodha Bee (Maharashtra), Fauzia (UP), Seerat Fatima (UP), Abeda Shakeel (UP), Chowdhary Meraj Ashraf (UP), Kamal Ahmed (UP), Khatoom Begum (Rajasthan), Sarfaraz Ahmed (UP), Safrunnisa (UP), Mohd Bahuddin (Andhra Pradesh), Ruksana Begum (UP), Mohd Idris (UP), Moideen Kutty (Kerala), Immerumma (Kerala), Nisar Ahmed (UP), Farzana Khatoon (UP), Rahisa Bano (Rajasthan), Kachem Ali Sekh (West Bengal), Jamshed Ali (UP), Haneefunnisa Begum (Andhra Pradesh), Zaheera Bee (Andhra Pradesh), Salma Begum Pathan (Maharashtra), Mohd Abdul Shukur (Andhra Pradesh), Syed Yousuf (Maharashtra), Nasim Bano (Maharashtra), Azim Khan (MP), Raseedan Bee (MP), Kamrunnisa (MP), Aboobacker (Kerala), Mehraj Begum (Andhra Pradesh), Shammo (UP), Abdul Sattar (UP), Nazma Waheed (UP), Feroz Bee (Chattisgarh), Abdul Kareem (UP).

   Pilgrims who went through Private Tour Operators - Sheerin Bano (Gujarat), Malek Aslam Miya (Gujarat), Ruksana Banu (Gujarat), Patel Rafiq Yakub Bhai (Gujarat), Adam Ali Ismail Patel (Gujarat), Hanifmahmad Adam Patel (Gujarat), Gulamhusein Yusuf Bholoda(Gujarat), Sarifa Gulamhusein Bhaloda (Gujarat). Among the victim pilgrims who went on own - Ibrahim Falidad Bihai, Mongom Alamathil Sulaiman (Kerala), Md Alam Siddiqui (UP), Shaheda Begum (UP), Mohd Salim Ahmed, Kangadakadavan Hassan (Kerala).

   The stampede occurred at 2 pm (IST) in Mina on the last day of the Haj, Jan 12 and the incident took place when the pilgrims were going for the ritual of stoning of Shaitan (Rammi), at about 150 meters of distance from the Jamarat Bridge, on which stoning of the Shaitan or devil is done.

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