Protest march, mourning in Karnataka’s Alipur over death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Residents of Alipur colony successful Gauribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapur territory successful Karnataka are gripped by anxiousness and grief aft members of the Shia Muslim assemblage called for a protestation march and 3 days of mourning, condemning the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The protestation is being organised nether the enactment of the Anjuman e Jafaria Committee. Located astir 70 kilometres from Bengaluru, Alipur has a colonisation of astir 25,000, of whom an estimated 90% are Shia Muslims.

According to Iranian authorities media, Ayatollah Khamenei died pursuing a large onslaught allegedly carried retired by Israel and the United States, with the improvement confirmed aboriginal connected Sunday (March 1, 2026). The quality has had a heavy affectional interaction connected the residents of Alipur, galore of whom stock spiritual and taste ties with Iran.

Chikkaballapur Superintendent of Police Kushal Chouksey visited Alipur connected Sunday (March 1, 2026) and held discussions with colony elders and members of the Anjuman e Jafaria Committee.

“About 90% of the colonisation successful this colony are Shia Muslims, and the remainder are astir 100 Hindu families. We held a gathering with the Anjuman e Jafaria Committee members. They person planned a supplication gathering connected Sunday (March 1) afternoon, followed by a procession successful which astir 3,000 radical are expected to participate, protesting the decease of Khamenei,” Mr. Chouksey said.

He added that capable constabulary unit person been deployed successful the village, on with elder officers, to support instrumentality and bid during the mourning play and the projected procession.

Alipur observes three-day mourning

As a people of protestation and mourning, respective shops successful Alipur remained voluntarily unopen connected Sunday (March 1). Members of the Shia Muslim assemblage were seen dressed successful achromatic and gathering for prayers.

Ari Askil, a nonmigratory of the village, said that Khamenei had visited their colony successful 1986, an lawsuit that deepened their spiritual transportation with Iran. He added that galore youngsters from the colony question to Iran to prosecute spiritual acquisition and, successful caller years, person besides enrolled successful MBBS programmes there, arsenic higher acquisition successful Iran is comparatively much affordable.

Meanwhile, concerns are mounting implicit the information of villagers presently stranded successful Iran amid the escalating struggle successful West Asia. According to the police, astir 150 radical from Alipur are presently successful Iran.

“We person collected details of those stranded successful Iran from Alipur village. There are astir 150 radical from this colony presently there. We person prepared a database and shared it with higher officials and the departments acrophobic to cheque connected them,” Mr. Chouksey added.

The stranded residents had travelled to Iran for assorted purposes, including pursuing Islamic theological studies, aesculapian education, pilgrimage, and concern activities. With tensions rising successful the region, families successful Alipur are anxiously awaiting updates and hoping for the harmless instrumentality of their loved ones, according to Mr Askil.

MLAs stranded successful Dubai

On Saturday (February 28), Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the State Government would motorboat a helpline for radical from Karnataka stranded successful the Gulf countries. He noted that astir 32 radical from Ballari were stranded successful Dubai and that Ballari City MLA Nara Bharath Reddy was besides presently successful Dubai.

In a station connected X, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that successful airy of the ongoing struggle betwixt Israel and Iran, the authorities was treating the information and well-being of citizens of Karnataka residing successful Israel, the UAE, Iran and Qatar with utmost seriousness. He said helium had held consultations with the Resident Commissioner successful New Delhi and directed that each indispensable proactive measures beryllium undertaken.

Home Minister G. Parameshwara said galore students, including astir 150 from Chikkaballapur district, had travelled to Dubai for abrogation and work. “We volition effort to scope them and spot what we tin bash champion successful presumption of helping them,” helium said, adding that specified planetary developments should not escalate further successful the involvement of humanity.

Bengaluru Rural territory authorities person issued a nationalist advisory and has activated a helpline to assistance families and stitchery details of those stuck abroad. Residents of Bengaluru Rural territory whose relatives are successful the war-affected countries person been urged to instantly stock accusation with the authorities.

Country-specific power country numbers person besides been released for those seeking assistance. These see helplines successful Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, Kuwait and Palestine. In addition, radical tin interaction the Bengaluru Rural District Disaster Management Centre connected 080-28388005 for enactment and coordination.

Deputy Commissioner K.N. Anuradha, successful a property merchandise connected March 1, said the medication is intimately monitoring the concern and volition widen each imaginable assistance to residents of the district.