As many as 18 members of the same family, including several children, who were on the umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, were killed in a road accident, according to their relatives and government officials.
According to their relatives, Shaik Naseeruddin and his wife, Akhter Begum, residents of Ramnagar in Musheerabad, had left Hyderabad along with one of their two sons and two daughters to discharge their religious duties. A daughter-in-law had also accompanied them. Relatives said the family had been looking forward to the pilgrimage for weeks and had spoken about it with quiet excitement.
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“Eighteen people died. They were from the same house. We are now at the Haj House in Nampally and are trying to get more details because there was some confusion. Those who died are my wife’s close relatives. One of them, Shaik Naseeruddin, is her maternal uncle, and Akhter Begum is her aunt. Many women and children had left Hyderabad. Parents, children and grandchildren,” said Nayeem, who has been coordinating with the family and government officials. He added that one of Mr. Naseeruddin’s sons had stayed back in the city while his wife joined the group for the pilgrimage.
