Mumbai: Mumbai police have registered an FIR against unknown persons following vandalism at Rajgruha, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's house, an official said

Rajgruha, which houses the Ambedkar museum, vandalised by unknown people; FIR lodged

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2020-07-08 08:42:10

Mumbai: Mumbai police have registered an FIR against unknown persons following vandalism at Rajgruha, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's house, an official said on Wednesday.

Two persons threw stones on glass windows, and damaged CCTV cameras and potted plants at Rajgruha in Dadar area here on Tuesday night, the official said.

CCTV footage from the erstwhile home the Constitution architect shows a person smashing flower pots in the compound before fleeing, the official said.

Located in Hindu Colony, Dadar, the two-storeyed heritage bungalow houses the Ambedkar Museum where Babasaheb's books, portrait, ashes and vessels are among the artefacts.

The current residents of Rajgruha include Babasaheb's daughter-in-law, and his grandsons Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar, Anandrao and Bhimrao.

Prakash Ambedkar, who was in Akola when the attack took place, has appealed for calm and asked his followers to not gather outside the house.