Muharram procession passed off peacefully

 As the mourning mood prevaded, The traditional “Bibi Ki Alam” procession, taken out on the 10th day of Muharram, in the old city of Hyderabad passed off peacefully amid tight security cover & traffic arrangements made  by the Hyderabad City Police ever since the beginning of Muharram.

The massive procession began from "Bibi Ka alawa" in Dabeerpura with the "alam" kept on a decorated elephant. Hundreds of people public stood along the procession route roads to pay their respects. Thousands of mourners participated in the procession.

At the iconic Charminar City Police Commissioner Mr.CV Anand and Addl CP  s Vikram , Sudheer and Vishwaprasad offered “Dhatti” to the Bibi Ka Alam atop the elephant Madhuri . It has been a tradition for centuries that the city police Kotwal welcomes the procession and offers his obeisance.

The procession after    passing through various parts of the city including Bada bazaar, Nayapol, Salarjung bridge reached Masjid-E-Ilahi, Chaderghat on the banks of Musi river.  CP Anand accompanied by senior echelons of L&O, traffic, monitored the procession and issued timely instructions to the field officers. He  lauded the general public, organisers for their cooperation. 

“Over 1000 police personnel guarded the mourning procession. " said Mr.Anand.