MOTIHARI: A life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalized at Charkha Park in the town on Sunday night.
The 8 feet high statue on the Mahatma Gandhi road was installed by the Power Grid Corporation of India under its corporate social responsibility. According to police sources, some unknown antisocial elements vandalized and ripped the statue from its base.
East Champaran DM Shirsat Kapil Ashok visited the site on Monday morning and directed the executive officer of Motihari Municipal Council to install CCTV cameras, depute a guard and make arrangements of lights in the park. The police are investigating the incident.
The Charkha Park was developed in 2017 by Gandhi Satyagrah Shatabdi Samaroh Samiti to mark the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Champaran Satyagraha,
The 8 feet high statue on the Mahatma Gandhi road was installed by the Power Grid Corporation of India under its corporate social responsibility. According to police sources, some unknown antisocial elements vandalized and ripped the statue from its base.
East Champaran DM Shirsat Kapil Ashok visited the site on Monday morning and directed the executive officer of Motihari Municipal Council to install CCTV cameras, depute a guard and make arrangements of lights in the park. The police are investigating the incident.
The Charkha Park was developed in 2017 by Gandhi Satyagrah Shatabdi Samaroh Samiti to mark the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Champaran Satyagraha,
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