Hyderabad, April 3 -- Pieces of mortar from the north-east minaret of the historic Charminar fell down during the heavy rains that lashed the city from Thursday afternoon. Visuals of the damage showed that a small portion from top of the monument had chipped-off while it was pouring.

A video of the incident that has been doing rounds on social media clearly showed the damage to the Charminar, that is controlled by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Work on the monument is also constant as it needs to be regularly cleaned due to pollution darkening the limestone mortar.

The northeast minaret of the Charminar is also the one on which the Bhagyalaxmi temple is built upon on the outside. This is however not the first time that parts ...