
A statue of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Assam's Cachar district was vandalised using an excavator, as shown by CCTV footage. Police have registered an FIR, seized the excavator, and detained one person, while searching for the driver. Congress leaders condemned the act, calling it politically motivated and questioned the BJP's silence, noting the incident occurred in a BJP legislator's constituency. Authorities continue investigations ahead of upcoming state elections.
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