Twenty-seven people were arrested for attacking the statue of Sangolli Rayanna in the Belagavi district of Karnataka and the police were notified.
“Twenty-seven people were arrested within 3 police stations in Belagavi for attacking the statue of Sangolli Rayanna,” said Belagavi police chief K Tyagarajan.
Tensions erupted in Belagavi after an alleged video showed some people splashing ink on the face of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue on Sankey Tank Road, Bangalore.
Followers of Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) gathered in Belagavi and protested against the Karnataka government in Dharmaveer Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk.
The gangsters smashed 26 vehicles owned by the Karnataka government and police in Belagawi.
Protesters claimed that Kannada thugs damaged the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Bangalore.
“The insult to Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Bangalore is also an insult to Hindu society. Shivaji maharaja dedicated his life to Hindu samaj. The insult to Shivaji Maharaja statue by some villains is highly condemned,” said Abhay Patil of the MLA Belagavi constituency. “I request the Chief Minister and the Minister of the Interior to take appropriate action against the culprit behind the incident. This incident is an insult to the country. I request the Chief Minister and the Minister of the Interior to take appropriate action against the culprit behind the incident to ensure that such incidents are not It happened again,” he added.
At the same time, the Karnataka State Minister of Interior said: “Severe actions will be taken against anyone who is addicted to such incidents, and no one will be spared,” Alaga Gyanendra said.
He said: “I condemn the incident in which criminals destroyed the statue of the legendary hero Sangolli Rayanna in the state.”
“Sangolli Rayanna and Shivaji Maharaj, they are the pride of all of us. Because of this personality, every citizen is a proud and proud Indian son,” he said.
“In their name, some mischief, misconduct, and degrading language and brotherhood are a kind of merciless offense,” he further stated.
“I have received this information and have submitted FIRs related to the Bangalore and Belgarve incidents. Some of them have been detained. I urge the people of the state to cooperate in maintaining peace and harmony,” he said.
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