Muharram observed in Delhi amid tight security
“RAF and women police personnel have also been deployed. We are also monitoring the situation via drones and CCTVs,” the senior officer added.
“RAF and women police personnel have also been deployed. We are also monitoring the situation via drones and CCTVs,” the senior officer added.
Amid large-scale presence of the police and Central forces, Muharram processions were taken out in Uttar Pradesh.
A joint flag march was conducted by the District Administration and Palamu Police in Medininagar on Saturday to ensure peaceful and incident-free observance of Muharram.
Security measures in Delhi were intensified on Friday in preparation for Muharram processions.
The police took action after the Bajrang Dal and other Hindu outfits lodged a complaint regarding one such incident in the Khandwa district of the state.
She noted that the essence of Moharram lies in remembering goodness and sacrifice.
According to traffic advisory, the main Tazia processions are set to begin on the night of Friday at approximately 9 p.m from various locations.
Calcutta High Court division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya on Wednesday ordered West Bengal Police and West Bengal Pollution Control Board to check the sound pollution as result of unabated drum beating on the occasion of Muharram.
After over three decades, authorities allowed the 8th Muharram procession to pass through its traditional route on Thursday.
According to an official state government spokesman, a special social media surveillance cell has been formed to counter rumour-mongering.
