UK probes 'racially aggravated' vandalism of Gandhi's statue

Britain's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that it has begun its investigation into the criminal damage caused to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Tavistock Square in London, a crime which the force is treating as “racially aggravated”.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

‘The police said it was called to the iconic statue on Sunday evening as reports emerged of the plinth being defaced with disturbing graffiti, condemned by the High Commission of India in London as a “violent attack”.

“We have begun an investigation into reports of criminal damage to a Mahatma Gandhi statue at Tavistock Square Gardens in Camden,” a Metropolitan Police statement said.

“The incident is being treated as racially aggravated and enquiries are ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time,” it said, appealing for witnesses to come forward with any information that could assist the investigation.