India, March 13 -- Two juveniles from Mankhurd were arrested on Thursday for allegedly desecrating a statue depicting an Agri-Koli man and woman at Mini Seashore in Vashi, and circulating a video of the act on social media.

According to the police, the incident took place on Wednesday in Vashi's Sector 10, when two people allegedly attacked the statue installed by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) near Juhugaon Bopati at the Mini Seashore. The accused allegedly recorded the incident and uploaded the footage online, which went viral and triggered outrage among residents.

Based on the residents' complaints, the police registered a case against unidentified persons under sections 298 (defiling place of worship), 299 (outraging r...