Hyderabad Police Probe Alleged Egg-Hurling at Durga Immersion Procession

Overview

• Participants in a Durga idol immersion procession in Chaderghat alleged that eggs were thrown as the march passed through Akbarbagh around midnight on Saturday.
• Organizers halted the procession and slogans were raised by a gathering of about 200 people before police dispersed the crowd.
• Senior officers cordoned the area and deployed Rapid Action Force and Commissioner’s Task Force teams, with a picket set up and access to the locality restricted.
• A senior official said an egg was hurled but fell on the road, investigators are reviewing CCTV footage, and a case has been registered at Chaderghat police station.
• The procession was escorted to Hussainsagar under police protection, the situation is now peaceful, and no arrests have been reported.