New Delhi, September 7: Delhi Police on Thursday cautioned against rumours being spread on social media by "wrongly projecting" Chehlum procession as a communal protest ahead of the G20 Summit. The Shia Muslim community on Thursday observed Chehlum in Delhi. Delhi Police posted on X, "Some social media handles are wrongly projecting videos of Chehlum procession, as communal protest before G20 Summit. The Chehlum procession is traditional one and carried out with due permissions from the law enforcing agencies. Please do not spread rumours."

On Wednesday, Delhi Police announced traffic restriction for the Chehlum procession asking people to take the metro in view of the religious event, officials said. PM Narendra Modi To Have More Than 15 Bilateral Meetings With World Leaders Over Three Days During G20 Summit 2023, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron on List.

Chehlum is observed on the 40th day after Muharram which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad. The main Chehlum procession including Tazia, Alam etc, and it was started from Pahari Bhojla on Wednesday at 8.30 am because of the G20 Summit. G20 Summit 2023: Argentina President Alberto Angel Fernandez Arrives in Delhi To Attend G20 Leaders' Meet (Watch Video).

It proceed to Dargah Shah-e-Mardan and later to Karbala via Chitli Qabar, Matia Mahal, Jama Masjid, Hauz Qazi, Ajmeri Gate, Paharganj Bridge, Chelmsford Road, and New Delhi Railway Station in north Delhi. The G20 Leaders' Summit is slated to be held on September 9-10 at the newly built international convention centre at Pragati Maidan.