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Hyderabad deploys 2,000 police for Old City Bonalu festivities
Hyderabad police have deployed over 2,000 personnel for the Ashada Bonalu celebrations in the Old City, beginning Sunday, August 9. Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar performed Shikhara Pooja at Lal Darwaza Sri Simhavahini Mahankali…
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Hyderabad police have deployed over 2,000 personnel for the Ashada Bonalu celebrations in the Old City, beginning Sunday, August 9. Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar performed Shikhara Pooja at Lal Darwaza Sri Simhavahini Mahankali Temple on Friday and said coordination with GHMC, Water Works, and Electricity departments ensured smooth arrangements. The Crime Branch and SHE Teams will maintain round-the-clock vigil against eve-teasing and chain snatching.
VIPs including Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, and actor Vijay Deverakonda are expected. The Telangana Today reports separate queues for women carrying Bonam. Traffic diversions from August 9 to 10 cover routes near Charminar, Gulzar House, and Nayapul. The festivities culminate Monday with Ghatam processions to Nayapool temple.
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The usual narrative of "tight security" masks Hyderabad's real challenge: managing lakhs of devotees in a medieval lane network without a stampede or communal friction. With 2,000 police spread across dozens of pinch points, the question is whether coordination with temple committees is enough. The real test: can the Ghatam procession navigate Charminar's bottlenecks without chaos? Watch Monday's crowd density figures from police control room.
Sources (3): thehindu.com, telanganatoday.com, siasat.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
