Yamunanagar (Haryana)

Many persons were injured during Ravan Dahan in Yamunanagar where the effigy of Ravana fell on the people gathered on Wednesday evening.

Further details are awaited.

A video clip of the mishap which is being circulated shows that many people went close to the burning effigy of Ravana in the Dussehra ceremony in Yamunanagar. Further, the burning effigy fell over people standing close to it.

Every year, Dussehra is celebrated to commemorate the triumph of good over evil as Lord Rama killed Ravana on this day. The festival is celebrated in full swing across the country, by burning the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran, and Meghnath