Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- Despite an official ban on idol immersion at Tank Bund and posters by the city police, an Instagram reel has surfaced showing people scaling fences to throw idols into Hussain Sagar.

The ban applies only to Tank Bund, not Hussain Sagar as a whole, with Necklace Road, NTR Marg and People's Plaza serving as the approved immersion points instead.

An Instagram reel posted by user cute_psycho_28 on Wednesday, September 16, shows people climbing over fences and throwing idols into the lake. The video has not been independently verified by Siasat.com.

Authorities have banned the immersion of both clay and Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols at Tank Bund. Small ponds have been set up in designated areas on the Necklace Road ins...