A video clip showing three youth vandalising some pillars at Hampi, a world heritage site is going viral.
The police started investigating the matter after the video went viral on social media. Superintendent of Police, Bellary, Arun Rangarajan said the accused will be arrested and prosecuted soon.
Karnataka: Following a viral video showing miscreants damaging pillars at Hampi UNESCO World Heritage Site, police inspected the site today. pic.twitter.com/iDp2iQLoGR
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2019
The 45 seconds video shows three miscreants pushing and overturning pillars that are a part of the ancient structure. The three can be seen celebrating afterwards. By the look of it, it seems to be somebody’s Instagram story. The caption in the story read- ‘ Ruining the ruins’
Indian men vandalize Hampi, the @UNESCO World Heritage site which is on @nytimes 52 places to visit in 2019 https://t.co/KPeYiyNur1
& post a video celebrating their act. I hope they are caught and made an example of in terms of a long prison sentence h/t pic.twitter.com/2appM2H2bT https://t.co/GJM4Jz7SrN— sHiVaM bAjPaI 🇮🇳 (@sMbajpai214) February 3, 2019
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed a complaint with the local police, even though the actual time of the incident is not known.
The site in Hampi has been declared a World Heritage by the Unesco. It was also featured in The New York Times ‘52 Places To Go In 2019’.