Silchar (Assam), February 25 A statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was demolished by unknown miscreants in the Cachar district of Assam, triggering political outrage.
Coming down heavily on the government for its "unresponsive silence" on the matter, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi said the action has disrespected the legacy of the freedom fighter who laid the foundation of modern India.
The incident took place on the night of Monday and Tuesday in the Pailapool market area under the jurisdiction of the Lakhipur police station in the Barak valley region, a police official said.
Police have so far apprehended one person and seized the excavator, by which the statue was uprooted, leading the Congress to raise allegations of leniency in taking action by the government.
"We have not found any eyewitness to the incident. However, it is seen in a CCTV camera of the Merchant Association that some unknown miscreants were demolishing the statue with the help of an excavator," Lakhipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sankar Dayal told
