Hyderabad, June 19 -- In a late-night operation on Thursday, June 18, officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), assisted by the police, removed a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj installed in Neredmet, reportedly due to the lack of required permissions.

The operation was carried out under heavy security, with personnel from the local police, the Special Operations Team (SOT), and the armed police deployed at the site. A crane was used to dismantle and shift the statue to a safer location.

According to officials, the action was taken after it was found that the statue had been erected without obtaining necessary approvals from the GHMC. During the operation, a few individuals attempted to obstruct the removal ...