NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Thursday cautioned against rumors being spread on social media by "wrongly projecting" Chehlum procession as a communal protest ahead of the G20 Summit.
The Shia Muslim community on Thursday observed Chehlum in Delhi.
Delhi Police posted on X, "Some social media handles are wrongly projecting videos of Chehlum procession, as communal protest before G20 Summit. The Chehlum procession is a traditional one and carried out with due permissions from the law enforcing agencies. Please do not spread rumors."
On Wednesday, Delhi Police announced traffic restrictions for the Chehlum procession asking people to take the metro in view of the religious event, officials said.
Chehlum is observed on the 40th day after Muharram which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad.
The main Chehlum procession includes Tazia, Alam etc, and it was started from Pahari Bhojla on Wednesday at 8.30 am because of the G20 Summit.
It proceeds to Dargah Shah-e-Mardan and later to Karbala via Chitli Qabar, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Hauz Qazi, Ajmeri Gate, Paharganj Bridge, Chelmsford Road, and New Delhi Railway Station in north Delhi.
The G20 Leaders' Summit is slated to be held on September 9-10 at the newly built international convention center at Pragati Maidan.
