Telangana Cops Dance Videos Go Viral During Ganesh Immersion
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Telangana police personnel danced with devotees during the Khairatabad Ganesh immersion procession in Hyderabad.
Deccan Chronicle
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- During Hyderabad's Khairatabad Ganesh immersion procession, Telangana police personnel — including Deputy Commissioner of Police K Shilpavalli — joined devotees in celebratory dancing, scenes widely shared in local coverage from Deccan Chronicle and Telangana Today.
- The gesture lands amid one of the region's largest religious events: Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar reported roughly 30 lakh (3 million) devotees visited the Khairatabad Ganesh idol and about 15 lakh visited the Balapur idol during the festival.
- The coverage is uniformly favorable or neutral, with no critical or oppositional narrative present in the reporting.
- For an event drawing crowds of this scale, visible, friendly policing is both a crowd-management tactic and a public-relations asset, and outlets appear keen to highlight harmonious police-public relations.
- There is little contested here — the story is about tone, not conflict.
- What follows is whether police maintain this community-facing posture at future large gatherings and whether the positive imagery shapes perceptions of security arrangements during the festival season.
What to watch next
- Watch whether police repeat community-engagement tactics at upcoming festivals
- Track official crowd and security figures for later immersion events
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- Deccan Chronicle[1]30 Lakh Devotees Visited Khairatabad, 15 Lakh Balapur Ganesh Idols: Sajjanar
- Deccan Chronicle[2]Khairatabad Ganesh Immersion: Telangana Cops’ Dance Videos Go Viral
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6 quotes · 1 outlet
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Unidentified Netizen
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“Men in uniform deserve applause for their hard work”
In the article
…and constables. Khairatabad Deputy Commissioner of Police, K Shilpavalli was seen encouraging the police to dance. Responding to the videos, netizens appreciated the police for participating in the celebrations. “ Men in uniform deserve applause for their hard work ,” a netizen said. Another netizen said, “Bhakti with responsibility. When duty meets devotion, it becomes a celebration of trust. They have the right to enjoy and celebrate their events. Ganpati Bappa Morya.” “Police…
“Bhakti with responsibility. When duty meets devotion, it becomes a celebration of trust. They have the right to enjoy and celebrate their events. Ganpati Bappa Morya.”
In the article
…the police to dance. Responding to the videos, netizens appreciated the police for participating in the celebrations. “Men in uniform deserve applause for their hard work,” a netizen said. Another netizen said, “ Bhakti with responsibility. When duty meets devotion, it becomes a celebration of trust. They have the right to enjoy and celebrate their events. Ganpati Bappa Morya. ” “Police officers doing Teenmaar dance at Khairatabad Ganesh Nimarjan. Only Hyderabad vibe. Bappa’s blessings in every step. They deserve this after serving 24/7 during this festival,” a netizen said. One more person…
VC Sajjanar
Hyderabad Police Commissioner
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“Sajjanar said it was a big challenge for the police department to make security arrangements on a massive scale to the immersion of Ganesh idols”
In the article
…30 Lakh Devotees Visited Khairatabad, 15 Lakh Balapur Ganesh Idols: Sajjanar Sajjanar said it was a big challenge for the police department to make security arrangements on a massive scale to the immersion of Ganesh idols Hyderabad: A whopping 30 lakh devotees and 15 lakh devotees visited the popular Khairatabad and Balapur Ganesh idols during Vinayaka Chavithi festival commenced on September 14, said Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC…
“We ensured seamless darshan to devotees at Khairatabad and Balapur idols even though the turnout increased every day during the festival”
In the article
…quite early. While Khairatabad Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), K Shilpavalli supervised security arrangements at Khairatabad Ganesh idol, Shamshabad DCP B Rajesh monitored the arrangements at Balapur Ganesh idol. “ We ensured seamless darshan to devotees at Khairatabad and Balapur idols even though the turnout increased every day during the festival ,” he said while speaking to media persons at Telangana Talli statue on Saturday afternoon. The 20,000 police force of Hyderabad Commissionerate coupled with 8000 personnel from other district and those drawn from other…
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- Devotees and Hyderabad publicpositive police public relationsimmediate
- Telangana police imageimproved public perceptiondays
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NamedIndia · B. Rajesh · Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation · Hussain Sagar · Hyderabad · Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency · Hyderabad Police Commissionerate · Khairatabad · K. Shilpavalli · NTR Marg · Sanjay Kumar · Telangana Police · TGSPDCL
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