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GPO staffers, who see the installations every day while entering and leaving their workplace, discovered that several fibre statues at the installations were vandalised a few days ago with mirrors broken, hands of statues mutilated and thrown away.
When asked, the Bundgarden Police said it was not aware of the incidence. “Since you have brought it to our notice, we shall find out what has happened,” said Nagraj Birasdar, Police Sub-Inspector in-charge of Council Hall Police Chowki under Bundgarden Police Station.
Congress corporator Arvind Shinde, at whose initiative the project was undertaken, said the damage may have been caused by “ganja addicts” who have been seen sometimes in the Mile Stone’s vicinity. On Saturday evening, a security guard was deployed at the venue by PMC upon Shinde’s request.