Washington (SunstarTV Bureau): A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was found vandalized at Central Park in Davis California. The India-American community has taken exception to the vandalism has petitioned the local authorities to get a new statue erected at the same place.
However, they also urged to book the culprit behind the vandalism.
The 6-ft tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, in the Central Park of the City of Davis in northern California, appeared to have been sawed off at the ankles and half its face was severed and missing, local news firm Davis Enterprise reported.
According to Davis Police Department spokesperson, the desecrated statue was found by a park worker around 9 am. Police are investigating into who would have done the damage and also the reason.