Police removed the shoe and have launched a manhunt to nab the suspects.
Dog squads were pressed into action.
Condemning the incident, activists of Hindu Jagarana Vedike staged a protest by blocking the road at Sudarshan Circle in Madikeri.
Additional Deputy Commissioner promised the protesters that lights would be installed around the statue.
(Published 15 November 2011, 17:49 IST)
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