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150 Ganesha idols vandalised in Raipur, vendors suffer loss worth Rs 2 lakh

Following complaints from the affected stall owners, police have registered a case against unidentified persons and launched a probe

|Aug 30, 2022, 14:33:39 IST

Raipur: Unidentified persons allegedly vandalised around 150 idols of Lord Ganesh kept for sale in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, a police official said on Tuesday.

“The incident took place near the Amapara area under Azad Chowk police station limits in the wee hours of Monday”, he said.

The Ganesh Chaturthi festival will be celebrated on Wednesday.

“Nearly 150 idols of Lord Ganesh kept at three-four roadside stalls were damaged”, he said.

“Following complaints from the affected stall owners, police have registered a case against unidentified persons and launched a probe into it”, the official said.

“Investigators have examined the footage of CCTVs installed near these stalls. A process is on to gather information from some more cameras put up in the area”, he said.

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