7 temporary staff of Indore civic body sacked for dumping Ganesha idols in pond

Services of seven temporary workers of Indore Municipal Corporation were terminated after a video clip showed them dumping idols of Lord Ganesh in a pond in an objectionable manner.

The Indore Municipal Corporation on Monday terminated services of seven temporary workers after a video clip showed them dumping idols of Lord Ganesh in a pond in an objectionable manner that caused outrage, an official said.

Indore municipal commissioner Pratibha Pal terminated the services of seven temporary employees following the incident which occurred at the Jawahar Tekri pond, the official said.