In Saudi Arabia For Haj, Bangladesh Man Arrested For ‘Begging’. Reports Say He Is An Ex-Robber

The police in Saudi Arabia detained a Haj pilgrim from Bangladesh final week after they discovered him begging in Madina. The person recognized as Matiar Rahman was launched after the Bangladesh Hajj Mission in Saudi Arabia signed an endeavor, based on stories in Bangladesh media, quoting the nation’s non secular affairs ministry.

Begging is prohibited in Saudi Arabia. 

Matiar was reportedly arrested on June 22, and the Bangladesh Hajj Mission bought him launched the identical day. The information of the arrest of the disabled man — he doesn’t have palms — went viral on social media.

The Meherpur resident had gone to the Hajj by means of Dhansiri Journey Air Service, and the non secular affairs ministry has despatched a present trigger discover to the company,  saying the incident “critically tarnished” the picture of Bangladesh in Saudi Arabia, The Each day Star reported on July 26.

“Matiar Rahman was begging on the road, pretending that his cash had been snatched. Dhansiri Journey Air Service has not organized lodging for this pilgrim. On the similar time, there was no muallim to information this pilgrim,” the ministry was quoted as saying within the present trigger discover.

Fascinating particulars, in the meantime, have come out within the Bangladesh media concerning the man.   

Who Is Matiar Rahman?

Matiar lives in Sindurkouta village of Meherpur, and is regionally often called “Montu Dakaat”, based on a Dhaka Tribune report. ‘Dakaat’ is the Bengali phrase for ‘robber’. He was reportedly a part of a robbers’ gang as soon as however left that life after dropping his palms. 

The daddy of 4, nevertheless, is a rich man, his older brother Atiar Rahman advised The Each day Star. Based on the report, Matiar has a home in Sindurkouta, the place he owns a number of plots of land. 

One other startling revelation is an allegation by native villagers that he’s within the behavior of begging, and that he earns so much doing this as he travels overseas particularly for the aim. 

Matiar typically travels to Saudi Arabia, and has additionally been to India previously to beg, the stories stated. 

Mumtaz Khatun, Matiar’s spouse, advised The Each day Star that he has thus far carried out Haj not less than 4 instances. 

The report additionally stated the previous robber has not less than two police circumstances registered in opposition to him.

Whereas the locals declare he gave up theft in 2006 after dropping his palms, the 2 police circumstances in opposition to him are from 2010 and 2012. The police advised The Each day Star that Matiar was booked on fees of rioting (2010) and theft of electrical transformers (2012), and that they’re investigating the circumstances. 

Whereas the Each day Star report stated he misplaced each his palms when a bomb he was making expoded, the Dhaka Tribune stated his wrists needed to be amputated after his fingers suffered extreme accidents following a “mass beating”. 

Quoting native residents, each stories stated Matiar took to begging in several international locations after he misplaced his palms, and that he owns a number of bighas of farm land with the cash he made overseas.

In addition to Saudi Arabia and India, Matiar has reportedly travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan additionally to beg. 

“I don’t know what my husband does after going to Saudi Arabia. However he purchased 10 bigha land from the cash he introduced from the nation thus far,” Mumtaz advised Dhaka Tribune. 

“I’ll ask him to not go to Saudi Arabia once more after he comes again house. We now have to marry off our youngsters, and folks within the village are hating us (after his arrest). He mustn’t have carried out such a shameful factor (begging),” she added.

The native residents stated they knew Matiar as a easy man, who typically travelled to Saudi Arabia for Hajj, however they might have by no means identified about this aspect of him had he not been arrested this time.