MP: Unknown puts shoes on statue of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Bhopal, police begin probe

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 2 (ANI): In a shocking incident, unknown people put shoes on the statue of former Prime Minister late Lal Bahadur Shastri located at an intersection near the Police Commissioner's Office in the state capital Bhopal on Saturday.
Upon getting information about it, the Congress workers reached the spot and cleaned the statue with milk. They also raised slogans that they would not tolerate the insult of former PM late Shastri and demanded strict action against whoever was found guilty in the matter.
Congress leaders also questioned the working of the police and district administration. They said that if such an incident could happen near the Police Commissioner's Office, then no one was safe in the city.
Meanwhile, upon receiving the information, the police rushed to the spot and began the investigation into the matter.
Arera Hills Police Station in charge, Manoj Patwa said, "We received information that someone has placed shoes on the shoulder of former PM Shastri's statue here. Acting on it, we reached the spot and tried to gather information about the incident. We are checking the CCTV cameras installed nearby the spot and made the informers active to get leads in the matter."
He further added that the police were investigating the matter and would soon arrest the accused who did the act.
Additionally, Former Union Minister and Congress leader Arun Yadav condemned the act and demanded the state government to take strict action against whoever was found guilty.
"Putting shoes garland on the statue of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, situated near Kushabhau Thackeray Auditorium (Minto Hall) in the capital Bhopal, is highly condemnable and insulting. I demand from the government that strict action should be taken against the culprits," Yadav posted on X. (ANI)