Social media user claims ‘cracks on Statue of Unity’, FIR registered

The police have registered a case against an unidentified person after a post on social media platform X claimed that “cracks” have started appearing on the Statue of Unity in Gujarat and it can “fall anytime”, an official said on Tuesday.

The 182-metre tall statue, built at Kevadia in Narmada district as a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of independent India, is a major tourist attraction.