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Last year, a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj erected by the Navy and unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi collapsed at the Rajkot Fort in Malwan. (Image source: PTI)
Kayan artist Jaydeep Apte signed the contract to make the statue.
Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district police have targeted people linked to Rajkot Fort Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district police have targeted people linked to Rajkot Fort Jaydeep Apte, the contractor involved in the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharashtra statue, has issued a caution notice.
LOCs are issued to airports and all other exit points to prevent people from fleeing the country.
Apter, a sculptor from Thane, signed the contract to create the statue.
Malvan police arrested Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil after the building collapsed on August 26, less than nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the coastal fort. (Chetan Patil) A case was registered for negligence and other offences.
Patil was arrested from Kolhapur while the manhunt for Apte is still on, a police officer said, adding that the Malwan police have now issued a warrant for his arrest.
The toppling of the statue of the iconic founder of Maratha state has triggered a huge political row ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
(This report has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from associated news agency – PTI)
