HYDERABAD: A
sculptor
from
Telangana, who has received accolades from chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, lost Rs 40 lakh worth of his work in
Kismatpur
, Rajendra Nagar after some persons vandalized his workshop. A few sculptures were also found in a dump yard..
Rajendranagar police registered a case against Rukma Reddy and others based on the complaint filed by the sculptor, K Kumara Swamy, on the charge of damage to property.
According to police, Kumara Swamy took rented some land from one M Naveen one-and-half year ago for the workshop, where he had stored several steel sculpture, glass sculptures and others.
The artiste said that on Wednesday evening, when no one was present, some persons vandalized the workshop and even set ablaze some of his art work besides throwing away several other sculptures in a dump yard near APPA junction.
“On Thursday, I came to know that the accused have land dispute with Naveen. I was completely ignorant about it and was a tenant there. The accused did not even serve me a notice and damaged my sculptures worth around Rs 40 lakh. They were a result of 10 years of hard work,” Kumara Swamy, who was once a gold medalist from Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, told TOI.
He wants justice to be served. “Even if I work relentlessly for the next three years, I will still not be able to recover from the loss,” he said.
Rajendranagar inspector G Suresh told TOI that firm action will be taken against the accused. “They have been informed to appear before the police,” said the inspector.