Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand on Friday, September 20 said that there was no lathi charge near the Charminar during Milad-un-Nabi procession on September 19.
He further said, “The fire broke out because of firecrackers and spread to the diesel tank next to it. The police did not resort to any lathi charge and brought the fire under control.”
The commissioner appealed to the people not to believe the “rumours” of the lathi charge during the procession.