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Vikas Dubey case: Cong 'purifies' Ujjain temple gate, alleges conspiracy

Dubey was arrested outside the temple after purchasing prasad and an entry ticket to the shrine

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Vikas Dubey was arrested in Ujjain on Thursday.

Press Trust of India Bhopal
Congress leaders on Saturday performed a "purification" ritual at the entry gate of Mahakal temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain alleging slain gangster Vikas Dubey was made to surrender at the famous shrine as per a "conspiracy".

Dubey was arrested outside the temple after purchasing prasad and an entry ticket to the shrine. He was killed in an encounter by the UP Police after he tried to flee following a road accident at Barra area in Kanpur on Friday morning.

A group of leaders of the Congress performed "purification" by chanting mantras and sprinkling Ganga jal (water of the Ganga river

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