Mahatma Gandhi statue stolen from Indian community centre in Australia

What is left of the statue (left) The bronze statue gifted to Australia in 2021. PICS COURTESY/The Australia Today

A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was cut and stolen from the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville, Melbourne, triggering a police investigation.

The police believe it was stolen by three unknown offenders from the charity premises on Kingsley Close, Rowville.

According to The Australia Today, the statue was gifted by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi and was inaugurated on November 12, 2021 by former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The incident has drawn strong criticism from New Delhi, with India formally taking up the matter and urging Australian authorities to act.

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