Ajmer 'dargah', Muslim pockets of Rajasthan put on high alert

JAIPUR: Security was on Friday beefed up around the famous Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddhin Chishti at Ajmer and a high alert sounded in Muslim-dominated areas of
Rajasthan in the wake of the bomb attack on Mecca mosque in Hyderabad.

"Additional police have been deployed to kep a vigil on the 'dargah' of Khwaja Saheb and sensitive areas of the town following the crude bomb explosions in Hyderabad," Ajmer Superintendent of Police said.

He said police teams were patrolling the town asking people not to be swayed by rumours and to keep calm.

Qutaubuddhin Saki, a 'khadim' (custodian) of shrine, said devotees had offered 'Zohar ki Namaaz' (noon prayers) and the 'Ashar ki Namaaz' (evening prayers).

"People are discussing the Hyderabad incident but everything is peaceful at the shrine," he said.

A high alert had been sounded across state, particularly in Muslim pockets, and extra police contingents were deployed to maintain law and order, control room sources at police headquarters here said.

Five persons were killed and four others, including two children, were injured when a bomb exploded inside the historic Mecca mosque in Charminar area of Hyderabad this
afternoon.