Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Four people have been detained for questioning after black ink was smeared on graffiti depicting Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on a wall in front of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka's Segunbagicha area, police said on Saturday.

Confirming the incident, Akthar Hossain, Deputy Police Commissioner and Spokesperson of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), told ANI over the phone that the individuals were detained following the defacement of the artwork and a disturbance at the site.

"Police have detained four people for questioning after black ink was smeared on graffiti of Rabindranath Tagore and a disturbance occurred at the site", Hossain told ANI.

The incident involved graffiti of Tagore, the renowned Be...