Kerala : Gandhi statue vandalised in Kannur
Kannur, Mar 8 (IBNS) : Close on the heels of the destruction of a Lenin idol in Tripura, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Kerala's Kannur was vandalised on Thursday morning as an unidentified person hurled stones at it The Indian Express reported.
According to reports, the miscreant broke the spectacles of the Gandhi statue and threw away a garland.
The vandalisation was first noticed by people who arrived to register their vehicles at the RTO office which is in the Taliparamba Taluk Office premises where the statue was located.
The reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying that they had first mistaken the person for someone responsible for cleaning the statue. By the time they decided to call the police the accused had already left the place.
Reports said the police have managed to gather some information about the accused. An investigation is underway.
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