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Last week, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Central Park of California s Davis city was vandalised and desecrated by unknown miscreants. The Davis Police Department had said that the statue, broken off at the ankles and the top half of its head broken off, was found last Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON [US]: Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Tuesday sought an FBI probe into the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California. I condemn this malicious act in the strongest terms, and I call upon the FBI to investigate it as a possible hate crime intended to intimidate Indian-Americans, among others. The desecration of a statue of Gandhi, who championed peace and non-violence and who continues to influence countless nonviolent struggles for justice including in America, serves as a sad reminder of how important his teachings remain, Krishnamoorthi said in a statement.
Indian-American Congressman Krishnamoorthi seeks FBI probe into vandalism of Gandhi statue in California ANI | Updated: Feb 03, 2021 09:00 IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Tuesday sought an FBI probe into the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California. I condemn this malicious act in the strongest terms, and I call upon the FBI to investigate it as a possible hate crime intended to intimidate Indian-Americans, among others. The desecration of a statue of Gandhi, who championed peace and non-violence and who continues to influence countless nonviolent struggles for justice including in America, serves as a sad reminder of how important his teachings remain, Krishnamoorthi said in a statement.
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Davis Deputy Police Chief Paul Doroshov told
India-West that the vandalism occurred on Jan. 26 night â Republic Day â during a heavy storm in which most of the university town was out of power. The vandals sawed off the feet, which toppled the statue â a $22,000 bronze gifted by the Indian government and erected in 2016 â and then sawed off half the head.
City workers arriving at the scene the following morning found the statue on the ground.
Doroshov said the destroyed statue is now with the Davis Police Department, and is being held as evidence. âThis is an active investigation. We donât know who did this or why, but we are taking it very seriously and following up on all leads,â he said, adding that the incident constitutes felony vandalism.
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The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has separately taken up the matter with the City of Davis and local law enforcement authorities.
The 6-foot-3, 650-pound bronze Gandhi Statue of Peace has stood in the park since 2016.
In protest against the vandalism of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in California’s Davis, Indian Americans on Sunday held a vigil and demanded reinstallation of the statue.
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna on Tuesday condemned the vandalisation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the US state of California and urged the people to take the time to talk instead of resorting to public vandalism. Earlier this week, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Central Park of California`s Davis city was vandalised and desecrated by unknown miscreants.