27 held in Karnataka for vandalizing freedom fighter’s statue

Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 18 : Karnataka police on Saturday said it has arrested 27 persons in connection with the incident of violence in Belagavi.

The miscreants have been produced before the court and sent to judicial custody.

The police department has collected CCTV footage of the violence and booked cases against more than 100 persons.Sources said that the police are likely to make more arrests.

Prohibitory orders are clamped in Belagavi and security has been beefed up across the city following flash protests condemning desecration of the statue of Shivaji Maharaj in Bengaluru, Shivajinagar area.The protest took place after the video went viral.

The protest turned violent as mob indulged in stone pelting and damaged police vehicles.Later, the incident of vandalizing of the statue of the local freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna has come to light complicating things further.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has condemned the incident of vandalizing freedom fighter Sangolli Rayannas statue in Belagavi.He said, "I have given strict instructions to the police department to initiate action against culprits and ensure that such acts do not repeat.

Statues are installed to respect the personalities, insulting them is condemnable," he said.Meanwhile, Kannada organisations across Karnataka have declared that they would stage protests across the state and will organise Belagavi Chalo march to condemn the incident of vandalizing the statue of Sangolli Rayanna.

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27 people were arrested in Karnataka to vandalize the statue of freedom fighter

Belagavi has placed an interdiction order and increased security following protests against the desecration in Bengaluru of Shivaji Maharajs statue.After the viral video was posted, protestors took to the streets.

As the video went viral, protesters turned violent and began to stone-pelt police cars.The incident with the vandalizing the statue Sangolli Rayanna, a local freedom fighter, was revealed later.

This further complicated mattersBasavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister of India has strongly condemned the vandalism at Sangolli Rayannas Belagavi statue.Basavaraj Bommai stated that he had given clear instructions to police to take action against the culprits to prevent such incidents from happening again.

He stated that statues were installed in respect of the people and insulting them was unacceptable.Kannada organizations from Karnataka, including Kannada groups in the states of Karnataka, have announced that they will protest the vandalism of the Sangolli Rayanna statue and will organize a Belagavi Chalo’ march.

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