Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- Basheer Bagh Chowrasta in Hyderabad saw a large number of police personnel deployed on Saturday, October 24, following concerns of probable communal tension after a statue of Lord Rama installed during the Vijayadashami celebrations was removed.

The statue was installed near the Ammavari Temple at the junction by Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) general secretary Dr Ravinuthala Shashidhar. He had asked all Hindus to address Basheer Bagh as 'Sri Ram Chowk'.

The statue drew objections from Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) leaders, who questioned the renaming of Basheer Bagh Chowrasta.

On Saturday, temple staff removed the statue with the help of a crane and loaded it onto a lorry. Police were deployed in the area ...