Jabalpur:Establishing an example of humankind, members of the Muslim community helped in performing the last rites of their Hindu neighbour in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur as relatives of the deceased could not reach the place due to the nationwide lockdown.
An 80-year-old woman who was suffering from a lung ailment and living with her elder daughter, died at her residence at AGM colony in Jabalpur on Thursday.
Due to the lockdown, the deceased's relatives could not reach the place for her funeral and no vehicle was available to carry the body to the cremation ground.
When some Muslim community members residing in the neighbourhood came to know about it, they came forward to help the grief-stricken family.
Wearing masks as a precaution against coronavirus, they helped in making arrangements for the deceased's last rites and carried the body on their shoulders to the cremation ground.
Recently, a Muslim community helped in performing the last rites of their Hindu neighbour Indore city.
Lauding them, former chief minister Kamal Nath in a tweet said, "It is really praiseworthy that Muslim community persons along with the old woman's two sons carried the body on their shoulders for her last rites. This has set an example in society."
"It reflects our Ganga-Jamumi culture and such scenes enhance mutual love and brotherhood," he added.
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