Damaged statue of Mahatama Gandhi in Bathinda. Tribune photo
Bathinda, July 16
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons at a park in Rama Mandi. Cops claimed the incident took place on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday.
SHO Harjot Singh Mann said: “Some unidentified miscreants vandalised a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at a public park in Rama Mandi. We have filed a case under Sections 379 and 427 of the IPC.” He said they were scrutinising CCTV footage to identify the miscreants.
Ashok Kumar Singla, chief, Congress (Urban), sought immediate arrest of those involved in the incident.
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