Seven arrested for blackening Shivaji statue
The Hindu
In the wake of the tension in Belagavi, jurisdictional police have been instructed to step up vigil and provide security cover to statues in other parts of the city too
The Bengaluru city police on December 19 arrested seven people in connection with the desecration of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji at Bashyam Circle. The arrests were made after teams analysed CCTV footage and questioned some of the miscreants who had reportedly circulated video clips of the incident on social media.
“Investigations are ongoing,” said a police officer but did not divulge further details. On the morning of December 17, a group of people had gathered in front of the statue, shouting slogans against the MES. They threw ink on the statue and escaped.
In the wake of the tension in Belagavi, jurisdictional police have been instructed to step up vigil and provide security cover to statues in other parts of the city too.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.