Agra: UP Mathura The district jail has bagged the biggest ever order for clothes designed and stitched by a group of Muslim inmates, who will adorn God Dark woman Statues across the country.
The prison had recently received an order for 5,000 pieces of various costumes for the idols of Lord Krishna, as the work of three Muslim prisoners, assisted by two other Hindu tailors, was “appreciated in the retail market”.
Confirming this, Jail superintendent Brijesh Kumar said that Mathura is the only jail in the state to manufacture clothes of Lord Krishna as the place is known as ‘laddu gopal poshak’ (clothes for the child form of Lord Krishna) and ‘kanthi mala’ (a necklace). worn) was selected for. Some followers of Hinduism) under the ‘One District, One Product’ scheme of the Government.
guilty of murder, Mohamed Irshad (30), who has been in jail since 2016, leads a team of five who have been tasked with designing these outfits. Seiji (42) and Tasneem (28) Two other team members are also accused in murder cases.
Irshad was convicted of killing the girl he was in love with. When she refused to marry, he threw acid on her. Police said that the girl got engaged to a boy in Dholpur and Irshad killed her to increase their love.
According to jail officials, a Ghaziabad-based NGO, Hari Prem Society, had placed an initial order of 300 pieces to them which was successfully completed by the group. The work by the NGO was appreciated and received a good response from the retail market, leading to additional orders.
Jail superintendent Brijesh Kumar said, “Talks are on to sell these dresses on online platforms and if a deal goes through, these ‘dresses’ could be available online. Flipkart and Amazon. ,
Kumar said that all sewing materials and logistics are provided to the prisoners.
“The guilty are also given a labor cost. It ranges between Re 1 to Rs 5 per piece depending on the size of the ‘Poshak’.” Manjari RathoreThe secretary of the NGO said that “the stitching and the designs are of good quality and no one has any idea that they were being made by the prisoners.”
The prison had recently received an order for 5,000 pieces of various costumes for the idols of Lord Krishna, as the work of three Muslim prisoners, assisted by two other Hindu tailors, was “appreciated in the retail market”.
Confirming this, Jail superintendent Brijesh Kumar said that Mathura is the only jail in the state to manufacture clothes of Lord Krishna as the place is known as ‘laddu gopal poshak’ (clothes for the child form of Lord Krishna) and ‘kanthi mala’ (a necklace). worn) was selected for. Some followers of Hinduism) under the ‘One District, One Product’ scheme of the Government.
guilty of murder, Mohamed Irshad (30), who has been in jail since 2016, leads a team of five who have been tasked with designing these outfits. Seiji (42) and Tasneem (28) Two other team members are also accused in murder cases.
Irshad was convicted of killing the girl he was in love with. When she refused to marry, he threw acid on her. Police said that the girl got engaged to a boy in Dholpur and Irshad killed her to increase their love.
According to jail officials, a Ghaziabad-based NGO, Hari Prem Society, had placed an initial order of 300 pieces to them which was successfully completed by the group. The work by the NGO was appreciated and received a good response from the retail market, leading to additional orders.
Jail superintendent Brijesh Kumar said, “Talks are on to sell these dresses on online platforms and if a deal goes through, these ‘dresses’ could be available online. Flipkart and Amazon. ,
Kumar said that all sewing materials and logistics are provided to the prisoners.
“The guilty are also given a labor cost. It ranges between Re 1 to Rs 5 per piece depending on the size of the ‘Poshak’.” Manjari RathoreThe secretary of the NGO said that “the stitching and the designs are of good quality and no one has any idea that they were being made by the prisoners.”