In a remarkable display of solidarity, residents of a small village named Lara in Kargil auctioned a donated chicken for a staggering ₹1.25 lakh to support war-affected people in Iran. As the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, local communities in Ladakh and parts of Kashmir have initiated massive donation drives.

The hen, donated by a local villager, became the center of an emotional bidding war where participants aimed to contribute as much as possible to the humanitarian cause. The final bid was clinched at ₹1.25 lakh, with every penny going toward the Iran relief fund. This is not an isolated incident; reports suggest that women in the region are donating their gold jewelry, and families are contributing cash and daily essentials to support those caught in the crossfire of the Iran-Israel war. Religious and social organizations in Kargil have lauded this grassroots mobilization of resources.