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Lalu Prasad injured in dais collapse

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PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today suffered minor injuries in his back during a religious event here after the dais he was sitting on collapsed due to overcrowding.     

Prasad, along with his sons -- Deputy CM of Bihar Tejaswi Yadav and Health Minister Tej Pratap -- and daughter Misa Bharti, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, had gone to attend a yagna at Digha here when the dais they were sitting on caved in.     

Prasad was taken to IGIMS Hospital. Later, he told reporters that he had suffered a back injury.     

Doctors said they conducted an X-ray to assess his injury.

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