Koregaon Bhima anniversary: Security stepped up as people pay tributes at war memorial

​The 'jay stambh' was erected by the British as a memorial for soldiers killed in the Koregaon Bhima battle on January 1, 1818. One person was killed and several injured in caste clashes that broke out on January 1 last year on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1818 battle.

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