‘Two mobile thefts’ daily from Macca Masjid
Many people took to Twitter to complain about this issue and asked for more police personnel to be posted
HYDERABAD: Two mobile phones were stolen on average from the Mecca Masjid every day, according to complaints from the people. Some of the thefts were reported during the meeting with the mosque head that follows the Taraweeh prayers during Ramzan.
Many people took to Twitter to complain about this issue and asked for more police personnel to be posted. “One or two mobile phones are being stolen daily from #MeccaMasjid. The police department should deploy a crime team in #Mecca_Masjid. There are incidents of mobile theft during people's meeting with Imam Sahib after Taraweeh prayers (sic),” said a user.
The Hussaini Alam police was requested to deploy a team to monitor the situation. Hussaini Alam inspector G. Naresh Kumar said that police personnel in civilian clothes had been posted in the area.
“Though we are making announcements through the public address system and installing banners to caution the people, the public should also be cautious about their belongings,” he said. Mecca Masjid superintendent Abdul Khadeer Siddiqui was unavailable for comment.