Former Minister AM Hindasgeri said that a resident of Karnataka’s Hubbali, who went to perform Umrah (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca), “unfortunately lost his life” in a tragic bus accident in Saudi Arabia in which 46 Indian pilgrims lost their lives.

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Ghani Shirhatti, a resident of Ganeshpeth in Hubbali.

Hindasgeri told ANI, “It’s a matter of great regret that Abdul Ghani Shirhatti, a resident of Ganeshpeth in Hubbali, has been employed there for almost 28 years. He went to Umrah. Unfortunately, in the accident that happened today with the tanker, he lost his life… We pray to Allah that he grants them patience and the strength to endure.”

At least 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad and other parts of country, died, and only one survived in a d

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