HP: Gandhi's statue desecrated on his birth anniversary

, Oct 3: Miscreants on Tuesday, Oct 2 desecrated a

of

at the Ridge in Shimla on his

. A garland made of empty bottles was found around the neck of the statue, Shimla SP Chander Shekhar Pandit said.

A case under Section 295A (insult to religious feelings) has been filed based on the complaint by Deputy Commissioner Arun Kumar, he said.

"It is a serious matter and we have started probe and the culprits would be brought to the book," Pandit said.

PTI