Chandigarh, February 26
Over two dozen youths damaged statues and pots on display at the three-day rose festival at Rose Garden late last night. Three statues and some topiaries, besides flower pots, were vandalised. Repeated calls to the police for help by the municipal corporation (MC) staff proved futile as no police personnel reached the spot. The youths reportedly entered the garden in an inebriated condition and started damaging the statues, topiaries and pots. When the workers present there tried to stop them, they started thrashing them as well.
“I made repeated calls at the police control room and the police station, but no force was sent despite assurance by those who attended the phone calls,” said Jangsher Singh, junior engineer (horticulture) and in charge of Rose Garden. Finally, the MC workers got together and forced the youths to leave the place.
By that time, four statues had been damaged. It was only in the morning that a policeman reached the spot to inquire about the matter following which a complaint was lodged with the police, he said.
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| The broken arm of a statue at Rose Garden, Chandigarh. |
Over two dozen youths damaged statues and pots on display at the three-day rose festival at Rose Garden late last night. Three statues and some topiaries, besides flower pots, were vandalised. Repeated calls to the police for help by the municipal corporation (MC) staff proved futile as no police personnel reached the spot. The youths reportedly entered the garden in an inebriated condition and started damaging the statues, topiaries and pots. When the workers present there tried to stop them, they started thrashing them as well.
“I made repeated calls at the police control room and the police station, but no force was sent despite assurance by those who attended the phone calls,” said Jangsher Singh, junior engineer (horticulture) and in charge of Rose Garden. Finally, the MC workers got together and forced the youths to leave the place.
By that time, four statues had been damaged. It was only in the morning that a policeman reached the spot to inquire about the matter following which a complaint was lodged with the police, he said.
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