2021-12-18
Belagavi: Amidst the ongoing tension in Karnataka’s border town of Belagavi, miscreants vandalised a statue of local freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna, the police said, adding that the incident came to light on Saturday.
The police are suspecting the role of the violent mob involved in the flash protest staged on Friday midnight against the desecration of a Shivaji statue in Bengaluru’s communally sensitive Shivajinagar locality.
The authorities have clamped prohibitory orders in Belagavi till Sunday 6 a.m.
Police sources said that the statue of Sangolli Rayanna installed at Kanakadasa colony has been uprooted. Its sword and shield were also broken and thrown away. However, after the locals came out on hearing the noise, the miscreants ran away.
Tilakawadi police rushed to the spot and have taken the idol into their custody.
The incident is likely to further fuel the tension in Belagavi. The incident is suspected to be a deliberate act to foment confrontation between the people of Kannadiga and Marathi communities.IANS
