Hyderabad, Feb. 7 -- A statue of social reformer Jyotirao Phulewas vandalised in broad daylight in Tellapur village of Telangana's Sangareddy district on Friday, February 6.

A video of the vandalism shows members from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) damaging the statue.

On information, police reached the spot and diffused the situation.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Kollur SHO Ganesh Patel said that 20 people have been arrested under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.

"Jyotirao Phule's statue was installed two days ago. The issue arose as the statue was located in proximity to a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, which was installed ten days earlier," the SHO said.

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