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Lenin's statue in Bengal blotted with red ink

India | June 26, 2019 22:30 IST

Red ink was thrown at a statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin in West Bengal's East Bardhaman district

Fearing vandalism, Delhi Police tightens security around key statues

India | March 08, 2018 6:40 IST

The incident came close on the heels of the razing of the statue of Lenin in Tripura and the desecration of a bust of Periyar in Tamil Nadu's Vellore.

MHA issues second advisory, says DMs, SPs 'personally responsible' for statue damage

India | March 07, 2018 18:11 IST

"The DMs and SPs will be personally held responsible for any such incidents of vandalism of statues," a home ministry official said, quoting the second advisory.

The 11-ft tall fibre glass statue was brought down on Monday with the help of a bulldozer.

With head severed, 'Lenin' to be kept at civic body premises

India | March 07, 2018 16:12 IST

The nearly 11-ft tall fibre glass statue, which stood on a pedestal at College Square, was brought down on Monday with the help of a bulldozer.

Syama Prasad Mukherjee's bust vandalised, locals blame Jadavpur University students

Syama Prasad Mukherjee's statue vandalised in Kolkata; WB govt says act not acceptable, 'will repair it'

Politics | March 07, 2018 12:47 IST

Local residents have claimed that students of the university tried to vandalise the bust and painted its face black. The police have arrested six people after the incident.