Eid-ul-Adha

The festival of Eid-Ul-Adha began on Thursday night and finishes on Monday.

It was the day of Eid-ul-Adha, a holy Muslim festival.

In the post, Mr Reza said Mr Suratman told him he was planning to use the stolen money to buy new furniture in celebration of the Eid-ul-Adha festival later this month.

Authorities in Kashmir are bracing for the start of the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Adha on Tuesday, fearing mass religious gatherings and scheduled protests could become another flashpoint in the region’s bloodiest summer in five years.

Past outbreaks of sustained unrest in the Muslim-majority state have tended to recede during the three days of Eid-ul-Adha, when thousands traditionally gather to pray and sacrifice animals in honour of the prophet Abraham.