Hyderabad: Crowds flout social distancing rules at last rites of scholar Maulana Syed Ata Miyan

Expecting that there will be a huge crowd, the well-known Mehdavi scholar's family members arranged a lorry for the body to be transported to Shameerpet.

HYDERABAD: The death of well-known Mehdavi scholar Maulana Syed Ata Miyan in Chanchalguda and the subsequent desire of followers to pay their last respects, saw the violation of social distancing norms and also a lot of controversy during burial.

Miyan who passed away on Sunday at the Markaz-e-Anjuman-e-Mehdavia in Chanchalguda, is revered by followers spanning several States including Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Expecting that there will be a huge crowd, his family members arranged a lorry for the body to be transported to Shameerpet. However, the body had to be carried from Markaz-e-Anjuman-e-Mehdavia, and that small journey soon turned into a procession with hundreds joining.

Locals objected to the burial assuming that he had died from COVID-19. It was only when the Sarpanch was contacted that the burial was allowed. However, in Shameerpet too, a large number of people began gathering to pay their last respects. Police had to be brought in to allow only Miyan’s relatives in the graveyard.

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