Dussehra is a festival celebrated annually at the end of the Navratri. The festival commemorates the victory of good over evil. Effigies of demon king Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran are set on fire on the occasion of Dussehra to celebrate the victory of good over evil.
Source: News18
A major accident occurred on Wednesday, October 5 in Yamunanagar, Haryana on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra. A burning effigy of Ravan fell on the people gathered there. According to police, several people managed to escape, leaving as many as six people injured. Police said that there was no major casualty in the incident. The injured people were taken to a nearby hospital and their condition is stabilised now.
In a video of the incident shared by ANI on Twitter, it can be seen that when the nearly burnt-out effigy was starting to fall, many people were standing close to the burning structure. On seeing the descent of the still-burning structure, people started running away from it.
Source: ANI TWITTER
Yamunanagar Superintendent of Police Mohit Handa said some people were trying to go near the burning effigy but police personnel present there pushed them back. When asked whether the effigy fell on any of the spectators or not, the SP said it did not. It may appear that the burning effigy fell on some people but it was not the case, said the SP while referring to a video clip of the incident doing the rounds on social media. "We have checked in hospitals and police personnel were also present on the spot. There was no injury to anyone," he said.
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