Hyderabad, Nov. 3 -- In a highly deplorable act, four children burst crackers on the face of a bust-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi during Diwali festival under the limits of Bowenpally police station.

According to Bowenpally SI Shiva Shankar, the children did the act of vandalism/desecration of the statue just for fun.

Among the four children aged between 15 and 16, two dropped-out of school in their 6th and 7th classes, and the other two have been studying.

The sub-inspector informed Siasat.com that they were going to issue a notice, and that they were taking legal opinion on filing a first-information-report (FIR) on the children who are presently under police custody.

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