Palghar, Jul 24 (PTI) A hoarding put up by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers congratulating President-elect Droupadi Murmu was found torn on Sunday in Vasai city in Maharashtra, prompting the police to launch a probe.
On the complaint lodged by activists of BJP, a case was registered at the Manikpur police station at Vasai in the Palghar district under section 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against unidentified persons, an official said.
The hoarding with the picture of Murmu was found damaged, he said.
Nobody is arrested so far.
Agitated BJP workers pulled down the damaged hoarding on Sunday night and demanded strict action against the culprits. PTI COR NSK NSK
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