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Unidentified Man, Woman Torch Ravana Effigy In Bhopal, Flee In Car; Cops Register FIR

The incident occurred around 6 am in the Bagh Mugalia-Ashima Mall area in Bhopal.

Bhopal: A massive Ravana effigy, meant to be the centrepiece of Dussehra celebrations, was unceremoniously set ablaze in the morning hours in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, leaving stunned organisers scurrying to arrange for a replacement. The incident occurred around 6 am in the Bagh Mugalia-Ashima Mall area.

While officials said two unidentified persons set the effigy on fire and fled the scene, other eyewitnesses on social media said they had seen a red car carrying men and women smoking and doing rounds of the venue. A viral video captured the effigy going up in flames, with the person re

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