Hyderabad, Nov 20, 2025

The last rites of 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad who died in a bus accident near Madinah in Saudi Arabia on November 16 will be performed in the holy city on Friday.

Telangana government’s delegation, led by Minorities Welfare Minister, which is in Madinah to oversee the arrangements for the last rites, on Thursday held a meeting with the government of India delegation comprising Andhra Governor S. Abdul Nazeer; Secretary (CPV & OIA), Ministry of External Affairs Arun Kumar Chatterjee and Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Suhel Ajaz Khan.

During the meeting, both sides held detailed discussions and reviewed all ongoing arrangements.

Azharuddin requested funeral prayers on Friday at Masjid-e-Nabawi (The Prophet’s mosque), with burial at Jannat-ul-Baqi, a rev

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