Muharram: India
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HC seeks end to children's participation in Muharram
HC seeks end to children's participation in Muharram|Jul 04 2017 : The Times of India (Delhi)
The Bombay high court expressed concern on Monday over the participation of children in Muharram processions, and asked police to hold meetings with organisers to chalk out a course of action.
Muharram marks the anni versary of the battle of Karbala in which Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. To mourn his killing, participants flagellate themselves with sharp objects.
In December 2014, Mumbai police had issued a circular on the steps to be taken during the ritual. According to the circular, senior officials of a given area's police stations were told to hold meetings with mohalla committees prior to Muharram, and ensure no children participated in the ritual and no sharp weapons were used.
The court noted that if the organisers of processions and community leaders ensured no minor participated, police monitoring would not be required, the court noted. “We would like to... decide this matter before this year's Muharram procession...,“ Justice R M Savant, part of a division bench with Justice Sadhana Jadhav, said.
