Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Inmates were forced to clang utensils to scare away a swarm of locusts that entered Firozabad District Jail on Friday.

Around 1700 inmates are lodged in Firozabad Jail, which spans across 7 acres land. Various crops are sowed in the land by the jail.

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Jail Superintendent Akram Khan said that the swarms of locusts came around jail premises so inmates started clanging utensils other thesewise the inspects could have damaged vegetables and fruits. (ANI)

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