MUHARRAM OBSERVED
PEACEFULLY
Muharram was observed peacefully in various
parts of the city with heavy police deployment in sensitive areas like
Trilokpuri and post-sundown traffic as processions made their way to
south Delhi’s Jor Bagh.
Members of the Shia community chanted slogans of ‘Ya Hussein’
during the ceremonial mourning of the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson
Imam Hussein, while Sunnis also offered prayers, observed fast and distributed
alms on the occasion. On this day, Muslims remember Hussein, who died fighting
the forces of caliph Yazid around 1,400 years ago at Karbala in Iraq.
Several taziya processions, taken out from various parts of the
city, culminated at Karbala in Jor Bagh in South Delhi. Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh
Marg to Aurobindo Marg was closed for traffic movement in view of this. Police
officials said there was tight security cover in all districts in the wake of
the terror alert issued by intelligence agencies.
“There was heavy security cover on all stretches that saw tazia
processions. Cops were deployed in Trilokpuri that had recently witnessed a
clash between two groups. “Police officials of the district held meetings with
peace committees before Muharram to take stock of the situation,” said a senior
police officer. Processions passed through several old Delhi regions, affected
traffic flow in areas like Paharganj bridge, Ajmeri Gate, Chelmsford Road,
Connaught Place, Parliament Street, Red Cross Road, Tughlak Road and Aurobindo
Marg. Traffic was heavy on Rani Jhansi Road, Rohtak Road, Kamal T Point towards
Zakhira owing to
tazia processions.
Areas like Old Delhi’s Chhota Bazar, Bara Bazar and Shia Jama
Masjid areas, the ITO junction, Okhla, Nizamuddin and Mehrauli areas also
witnessed traffic jams. Roads between Madarsa T-point and INA, Moti Nagar and
Inderlok, Zakhira and Inderlok were closed for tazia processions and diversions
were put in place around Connaught Place and Ring Road.
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