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The annual Neja Mela in Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh has been cancelled due to police denying permission due to its connection with Masud Ghazi, a historical figure who allegedly participated in the plunder of the Somnath temple. The police consider the fair a wrong tradition and argue that it commemorates a robber and temple destroyer.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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