Lucknow, Jul 21 (PTI) Several people were booked for allegedly vandalising a statue of Maharana Pratap at Hussainganj crossing, a police officer said on Monday.

According to police, the incident took place on Friday night.

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Hussainganj Police Station SHO Shiv Mangal Singh said the tip of one of the swords put near the bottom of the statue was broken. It was replaced with another sword.

An FIR was filed against several unnamed persons in connection with the act.

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Himanshu Varma, a resident of Station Road, said the vandalism was the doing of "anti-social elements" and demanded that strict action be taken against them.

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