Unidentified miscreants desecrated statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the state-owned Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital at Dimna in Mango, on Thursday.
The eight-feet cemented statue was found with left hand broken and his trademark spectacles missing. The stick on the left hand was also broken.
College principal AN Mishra confirming the incident said “It is really an unfortunate incident. The security guard informed us about the act. We have lodged a written complaint at the MGM police station against unidentified miscreants for committing such act. We demand that the police to increase patrolling at night in the college premises to prevent recurrence of such acts in future,” the principal said.
MGM police station officer-in-charge Rati Bhan Singh said that complaint have been received from the college principal. “We are investigating into the incident. We suspect the act might be the handiwork of the students” said the police official.