A 35-year-old man was detained for allegedly vandalising the statue of the previous Prime Miniter Lal Bahadur Shastri in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, stated officers. The accused man positioned footwear on each shoulders of the bust on the Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium Sq. in Bhopal.
The incident sparked anger amongst Congress staff, who organised a protest close to the statue and later cleansed the bust with milk. Additionally they lodged a proper grievance in regards to the matter.
Man was intoxicated
Arera Hill police station inspector Manoj Patwa stated, “On the grievance of Jahangirabad Congress block committee president Yashwant Yadav, we registered a case beneath part 298 (defilement of sacred object) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A 35-year-old man has been detained. He has informed us he was intoxicated when he dedicated the act.”
As quickly because the information of footwear being positioned on Lal Bahadur Shastri’s statue got here to gentle, Congress leaders created a ruckus and demanded strict motion from the administration amid slogans of Lal Bahadur Shastri Amar Rahe. Throughout this time, Youth Congress staff eliminated footwear from the statue and cleaned it with milk.
Congress leaders, together with State Secretary Abdul Nafees, who arrived on the scene, demanded that the administration take strict motion in opposition to these accountable. They warned that if no motion is taken inside 5 days, Congress staff from the Madhya Vidhan Sabha and Youth Congress will take to the streets in protest.
Congress leaders questioned police
Congress leaders additionally questioned the functioning of the police and district administration. They stated that if such an incident may occur close to the Police Commissioner’s Workplace, then nobody was secure within the metropolis.
Former Union Minister and Congress chief Arun Yadav condemned the act and demanded the state authorities to take strict motion in opposition to whoever was discovered responsible.”Placing footwear garland on the statue of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, located close to Kushabhau Thackeray Auditorium (Minto Corridor) within the capital Bhopal, is very condemnable and insulting. I demand from the federal government that strict motion must be taken in opposition to the culprits,” Yadav posted on X.
In the meantime, upon receiving the data, the police rushed to the spot and commenced the investigation into the matter. Patwa stated, “We acquired data that somebody has positioned footwear on the shoulder of former PM Shastri’s statue right here. Performing on it, we reached the spot and tried to collect details about the incident. We’re checking the CCTV cameras put in close by the spot and made the informers energetic to get leads within the matter.” He additional added that the police have been investigating the matter and would quickly arrest the accused who did the act.