Ghaziabad, April 19 -- A group of right-wing activists allegedly defaced a painting of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar which they thought was of another Mughal king Aurangzeb, at Ghaziabad railway station on Friday, officers said.

The Hindu Raksha Dal (HRD) claimed responsibility for the incident. Police have booked unidentified people in the matter.

"The group sneaked in among the railway passengers and blackened the painting at platform number 4. By the time we could act, they had defaced the painting with a black spray. In connection with the incident, we have registered a case under sections 147 and 166 of the Railway Act. We have named unidentified persons behind the incident, and they will be identified as part of the investigat...