Hyderabad, Sept. 16 -- Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh M. Bhagwat on Thursday urged devotees to follow COVID-19 protocols during the ongoing immersions of the Ganesh idols on account of Vinayak Chaturthi. He asked citizens to carry out activities peacefully.

The Rachakonda police commissioner directed officials to make necessary arrangements in view of public safety in a briefing conducted at the Rajdhani Function hall. He gave instructions to security personnel working under the Kushaiguda Police station this afternoon.

In another briefing to the police personnel at the Malkajgiri Zone and LB Nagar, the commissioner stated that devotees are in "service of God Ganesha" and that the police are in the "service of devotees."

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