New Delhi: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, said the report.
Unidentified person vandalized the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Kerala’s Kannur on Thursday.
According to the report published in the Indian Express, unidentified persons vandalized statue at Taliparamba Taluk Office in Kannur and hurled stones at the statue. He as per report later went on to break 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, said the report.
Eyewitnesses claim they saw someone near the statue but initially thought the person was responsible for cleaning the statue, mentioned the report.
“However, upon coming across the statue, they decide to call the police. The accused had by then left the premises. Meanwhile, police have managed to gather some information about the accused. An investigation is underway,” mentioned the report.
The news comes at a time when there have been multiple instances of statue vandalisation across the country started after Lenin’s statue was razed in Tripura by BJP supporters, the report mentioned.