Mahatma Gandhi's bust vandalised in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, three held

The accused -- Kuldeep Valmiki (24), Arvind Valmiki (24) and Ankit Gehlot (23) -- vandalised the statue in Holimangra colony in Nathdwara police station area last Monday.
Mahatma Gandhi spinning yarn, in late 1920 (Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Mahatma Gandhi spinning yarn, in late 1920 (Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

JAIPUR: Three people were today arrested for allegedly desecrating a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, police said.

The accused -- Kuldeep Valmiki (24), Arvind Valmiki (24) and Ankit Gehlot (23) -- vandalised the statue in Holimangra colony in Nathdwara police station area last Monday, they said.

"All three were arrested on the basis of the footage of a CCTV camera installed near the statue," said Manoj Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Rajsamand.

"A resident of the colony had complained in the matter after which a case was registered against unidentified people," he said.

The idol was installed by the Nathdwara Municipality in 2008.

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