Mateen Hafeez TNN
Mumbai: The Mumbai police’s crime branch on Monday arrested a 19-year-old, while he was on the run in Bihar, for allegedly vandalizing the Amar Jawan memorial during the Azad Maidan riots on August 11. It is now considering charging three community leaders present at the rally with criminal conspiracy charges.
Abdul Qadir Ansari, a resident of Jogeshwari, was picked up from Sitamarhi district as he was preparing to flee to Nepal, said joint police commissioner (crime) Himanshu Roy. On the day of the violence, Ansari was photographed desecrating the installation along with another youth. They reportedly kicked the memorial’s fibreglass, smashed it, and damaged the rifle and helmet encased within. The police are yet to identify the second youth.
The defacement caused widespread outrage, with one
independent MP offering a reward of Rs 5 lakh to anyone providing
credible information to police on the vandals.
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