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UP: Speeding truck hits Gandhi statue, damages structure

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Attara township was damaged when a speeding truck rammed into it in the early hours of Saturday, police said

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Attara township was damaged when a speeding truck rammed into it in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

The police have taken the truck driver into custody in this connection and seized the vehicle.

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The statue, located at Gandhi Chowk in the township, got damaged when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle and hit it around 3 am on Saturday, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Laxmi Niwas Mishra said.

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Atarra police station SHO Veer Pratap Singh Chauhan said further action is being taken after apprehending the driver.

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