Mayawati Statue Vandalised in Lucknow

Four unidentified miscreants vandalised a life-size statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP chief Mayawati in a Lucknow park Thursday, police said. The party threatened "dire consequences" if the statue was not repaired speedily.

 

According to police, four youths entered the sprawling Ambedkar Park in the posh Gomtinagar area around 1.30 p.m. and attacked the statue.

As the security guards tried to stop them, the youths pushed them aside and struck the statue with a hammer, breaking the hands, ripping off the head from the torso, and leaving many marks on the face. The purse in the statue's hands was also ripped off and broken.