India, Aug. 13 -- In less than 24 hours of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari issuing a strict warning against anybody making derogatory remarks and social media posts targeting Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a statue of the freedom fighter in Kolkata was found allegedly vandalised on Thursday.

The incident prompted the police to start an investigation into the matter, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.

The right hand of the statue, located near a three-way crossing in south Kolkata's New Alipore area, was found broken, triggering anger among locals and political workers.

"We are trying to establish when and how the statue was damaged. It is not immediately clear whether the damage was deliberately caused, and the circumsta...