Guwahati, Sept. 5 -- Tensions aggravated in Srinagar on Friday after a group of locals allegedly vandalized the National Emblem Ashok Chakra engraved on a plaque at the Hazratbal Shrine.

The plaque, installed outside the main prayer hall following recent renovations, featured the Ashok Chakra , an act that reportedly stirred a massive controversy.

Videos of the act of desecration are going viral on social media.

They show a crowd defacing the emblem amid loud protests.

Cops have have registered a case and initiated an investigation.

The incident justifiably incurred a sharp political backlash.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed the act a "terrorist-like" action, and demanded stringent legal action against those involved.

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