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Hyderabad police deploy 2,400 personnel for Bonalu security
Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar on Sunday inspected security at Lal Darwaja Sri Simhavahini Mahankali Ammavari Temple for Ashada Masa Bonalu. Around 2,400 police personnel are deployed in two shifts, with crime…
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Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar on Sunday inspected security at Lal Darwaja Sri Simhavahini Mahankali Ammavari Temple for Ashada Masa Bonalu. Around 2,400 police personnel are deployed in two shifts, with crime teams and picketing at temples. Drones and additional CCTV cameras have been installed; a command control room is monitoring the festival.
The Times of India reports over five lakh devotees were expected on Sunday, causing heavy traffic congestion across central and eastern Hyderabad. The festival concludes Monday with ‘Rangam’ (oracle prediction) at Akkanna Madanna temple and a procession carrying the ghatam. Siasat.com adds that liquor shops and bars in Secunderabad zone were ordered shut from August 10-11 for the festival.
The Indian Opinion
Security numbers vary across reports, some say 2,400 personnel, others say 2,000, but the real test is how smoothly Monday’s procession through Charminar and Old City goes. The hype about AI cameras and drones is welcome, yet what matters is whether chain-snatching and crowd crush are avoided. Hyderabadis expect order, not just optics. Will Rangam pass without incident? That is the concrete measure.
Sources (3): deccanchronicle.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, siasat.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
