Principal Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class Hosapete has slapped a fine of ₹70,000 each on the four youth who had indulged in vandalism at Hampi World Heritage Site. All the four were also released on Thursday after they remitted ₹2.8 lakhs fine, the Hampi Police said. It maybe mentioned here that recently, a video in which three youths were found dislodging a granite pillar on the ‘prakara’ of the ancient Vishnu temple, behind Elephant Stables at Hampi, had gone viral on social media. After registering a complaint lodged by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Arun Rangarajan, Superintendent of Police, had formed four teams to nab the accused. The Hampi police, which had taken up the investigation, had filed the chargesheet.

Source: The Hindu February 17, 2019 20:03 UTC