Statues of Kakori martyrs razed in UP's Shahjahanpur, FIR filed amid mounting outrage

SHAHJAHANPUR/LUCKNOW (UP): (Mar 25) Statues of Kakori train action martyrs were demolished using a bulldozer allegedly during a road beautification work by a firm in Shahjahanpur, sparking angry reactions, with opposition parties demanding action against those responsible for it.

Amid mounting outrage, an FIR was filed against the company on Tuesday evening over the demolition of statues of freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan and Roshan Singh, who hailed from Shahjahanpur, at the Shaheed memorial site outside the municipal corporation office here.

The statues, which were regularly garlanded by visiting public representatives, were allegedly demolished on Sunday night and a video appeared on social media purportedly showing the remains being dumped at a garbage site.