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By Srijit Das A video of a fire at a railway station in West Bengal last year is being shared online with false and communal claims that it shows rioters setting fire to Mira Road railway station in Mumbai. BOOM found that the claim is false. The video dates back to April 2023 and captures a fire that erupted at Santoshpur railway station in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Mira Road, a suburb in Mumbai has been on edge after communal clashes broke out on January 21, 2024 – the eve of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The Indian Express report…

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