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By 5pm, about 6 lakh visitors visited the victory pillar,” Ram said.One person was killed and several were injured in violence on January 1 last year during the commemoration of the battle. There was heavy police deployment at each junction and visitors were guided to the victory pillar.Ram said many people fainted while standing in queues. KOERGAON BHIMA: Over 10 lakh people from different parts of the country turned up on Tuesday to commemorate the Koregaon Bhima battle amid tight security.Late in the night, inspector-general of police ( Kolhapur range) Vishwas Nangare-Patil said, “Over 10 lakh people visited Vijay Stambh (victory pillar) by 9pm and many are yet to reach the pillar site.”District collector Naval Kishor Ram said no untoward incident was reported during the event and about a lakh had visited Koregaon Bhima between 7am and 1pm. They were rushed to nearby hospitals without in ambulances pressed into the service. Taking it count, the Pune district administration and rural police made tight security arrangements at Koregaon Bhima on Tuesday.The vehicular movement on the Pune-Ahmednagar road was completely stopped and the section of the highway between Tulapur Phata and Koregaon Bhima was turned into a walking plaza.Ram said the internet connectivity of cellphones and wired connections were shut down in the area as a precautionary measure from Monday midnight..