2 held for ‘vandalising’ Ambedkar’s statue in Haryana’s Hisar
Police have arrested two people for allegedly vandalising a statue of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar here, an official said on Wednesday.
The alleged incident took place on Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14 at a park in Hisar’s Nangthala village.
According to police, those arrested have been identified as Paresh, alias Riku, a resident of Nangthala, and Rahul, alias Chiku, who lives in Barki Khedi in Hisar.
Sub-inspector Mahender Singh said Nangthala village sarpanch Monika lodged a complaint about the statue being vandalised and a case was registered.
Both accused were produced before a court, which sent them to judicial custody, he said.
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