Latest News: Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Vandalised in Pak
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Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Vandalised in Pakistan
A statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century, was vandalised by two men in this Pakistani city on Saturday.
The nine-feet statue of the Maharaja was unveiled at the Lahore Fort in June on his 180th death anniversary. Singh, the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, died in 1839.
The statue, made of cold bronze, shows the regal Sikh emperor sitting on a horse, sword in hand, complete in Sikh attire.
Police have arrested two men and registered a case against them under the country's blasphemy laws.
(Source: PTI)