UP Police seize Phoolan Devi's statue before installation on death anniversary

Police and district administration seized a statue of dacoit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi before it could be installed on her death anniversary Sunday.

The police and district administration Sunday seized a statue of dacoit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi before it was installed, and also did not allow Bihar minister Mukesh Sahani to exit the Varanasi airport for attending the installation ceremony, officials said. Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said the statue of the former Lok Sabha MP was to be installed at Amilhara village on her death anniversary Sunday, and a platform was built for this purpose.