VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-16
“It [thumb impression] was fake. We didn’t attend the village meeting at all. We were all busy protesting outside,”
Raghunath Khara · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Khara says the thumb impression attributed to him was fake and that he was protesting outside during the village council meeting.
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