Muslim neighbours perform last rites of Hindu man in Kanpur

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui | TNN | Updated: Apr 25, 2020, 11:31 IST

Muslim neighbours with the help of their Hindu brethren arranged a bier and amid Hindu chants, lifted it on their shoulders and took it to the Budhiya Ghat burial ground in Jajmau for the last rites. Videos of the funeral procession went viral on social media.

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KANPUR: After a perfect display of communal harmony in Munshipurwa, where a group of Muslim men performed the last rites of a 90-year-old Hindu woman on Wednesday, neighbours of a 72-year-old rickshaw-puller, Kaushal, carried his body amid chants of "Ram naam satya hai" and performed his funeral at local burial ground in Jajmau area of the city on Thursday.
Kaushal had died on Thursday afternoon after a prolonged illness at his makshift home in the Cantt area of the city. As his relatives, who stay in other districts were stuck due to the lockdown, his Muslim neighbours with the help of their Hindu brethren came forward to perform his last rites. They arranged a bier and amid Hindu chants, lifted it on their shoulders and took it to the Budhiya Ghat burial ground in Jajmau for the last rites.
Videos of the funeral procession went viral on social media, drawing huge accolades from netizens.
The cremation took place as per Hindu rituals.
"We along with our Hindu brethren from the area came forward and collected contributions and made arrangements and performed Kaushal's last rites as per Hindu rituals," said Shahrukh Khan, a local resident, who added, "We followed social distancing norms as only ten persons were allowed to go for funeral because of the lockdown."
Others who attended the funeral included Mohd Aqeel, Gaya Prasad, Mohd Subhani, Azmat, Amir and Raju Savita, he said further.