Miscreants Damage, Smear Coal Tar On Netaji’s Statue In WB: In a shocking act, a statue of Netaji was smeared with coal tar and the face was partly damaged by miscreants, said the West Bengal police.

The incident occurred at Panchra village in Birbhum district and the statue was to be unveiled in the Panchayat office compound of the village during the Independence Day function. When the gate of the panchayat office was opened on Tuesday morning, it was found that the statue was smeared with coal tar and face was partly damaged, said the police.

A complaint was lodged with Khayrasole police station against unknown persons for damaging the statue.

“Investigation has been started to find out the miscreants and motive behind this crime,” a senior police officer said.

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