Tension prevailed in Auto Nagar in Telangana’s Medak district after a statue of Chakali Ilamma was demolished, prompting a road blockade by some leaders and increased police security in the area, according to Deccan Chronicle.
The demolition was reported on October 13. The identities of those responsible and the circumstances leading to the incident had not been established in the information available from the report.
Some leaders staged a road blockade and demanded strict action against those responsible for demolishing the statue. The protest added to the tension in the area and brought local movement to a halt during the blockade.
Police made elaborate security arrangements in Auto Nagar to prevent any untoward incidents. The deployment was aimed at maintaining public order as authorities examined the incident and responded to the protest.
Investigators were examining CCTV footage from the area to identify those involved in the demolition. The footage review is expected to help establish how the statue was demolished and who may have been present at the location.
The incident places a public memorial and the surrounding civic space at the centre of an immediate law-and-order response. However, the available report does not provide details about the statue’s ownership, the location’s administrative jurisdiction, the extent of damage, or whether any arrests have been made.
Further details were awaited as police continued examining the CCTV footage and security arrangements remained in place in the area.
