Overview

• Local residents in Ward 50 captured video of small plastic Tricolours burning at the 12 Number Stop garbage dump on July 5.
• The Bhopal Municipal Corporation disavowed any staff involvement and filed a complaint at Shahpura police station against unidentified individuals.
• Shahpura police have registered two complaints and are scrutinizing CCTV recordings to pinpoint those responsible.
• Congress spokesperson Vivek Tripathi and BJP corporator Sushma Babisha approached the police station demanding action against those who burned the flags.
• Flag desecration is an offence under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, which carries legal penalties for violators.