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A first-year engineering student in Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, was brutally assaulted alongside her family after a mob of 10 to 20 people barged into her house, retaliating against her for slapping two men who had harassed her earlier

In normal times, the play is staged regularly all year round at village and temple fairs, and other social events, across Andhra Pradesh.

According to police, six persons were killed on the spot while two succumbed at the hospital.