Hyderabad: Tension at Chaderghat after eggs, stones hurled at Durga idol

Tension gripped Hyderabad’s Chaderghat area after eggs and stones were allegedly hurled at a Durga idol during an immersion procession late Saturday night. Police rushed reinforcements, controlled the situation, and continued patrolling on Sunday to prevent any further disturbance

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Chaderghat on Saturday night after some persons allegedly threw eggs and stones on a Durga idol during immersion procession.

The incident happened a little around midnight when a Durga idol was being taken in a procession for immersion to Hussainsagar, passing through the Akbarbagh locality when the participants in the procession complained of eggs being hurled on the procession.

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The organizers stopped the procession and started raising slogans in the locality leading to tension for some time. Sensing that the situation could go out of hand, senior police officials rushed to the spot along with police reinforcements and cordoned off the locality. No outsiders were allowed to enter the locality, while security personnel blocked the approach to the apartment building from where some persons had allegedly thrown an egg was blocked. A police team went inside the building and checked the occupants staying in the building. However, they could not find any outsider there.

The police higher ups rushed Rapid Action Force and Commissioner’s Task Force teams to the spot. The police later persuaded them to leave the locality and allow them to continue their investigation. The procession later moved towards Hussainsagar under full police protection. Following the incident, the police were put on high alert in communally sensitive areas of the city.

S Chaitanya Kumar, DCP (south east), told ‘Telangana Today’ that the situation was peaceful and police deployment continued. “A case is registered at Chaderghat police station. Situation is peaceful, investigation is going on,” said the official.

On Sunday, the police continued patrolling in the locality as a precautionary measure. The police did not allow leaders of any organization to visit the locality. “Three police teams are working on the case,” added the official.