Kolkata: A bust of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was found vandalised inside a park in the city’s Narkeldanga area on Thursday morning leading to protests by the locals, police said.

A complaint was lodged at the local police station against unidentified miscreants by activists of the Forward Bloc, a senior official of Kolkata Police told PTI.

“The bust of Netaji was damaged probably on Wednesday evening or night. Some of the residents spotted it on Thursday morning and it was brought to our notice. We are looking into the matter,” the IPS officer said.

Netaji’s bust has been erected inside a children’s park named after the leader.

“We have lodged a complaint at the police station. We want the police to take action against the culprits within 24 hours. Otherwise we will start demonstrations outside the police station,” General Secretary of Forward Bloc Youth wing, Sudipto Banerjee, said.

The bust has now been covered with a piece of cloth and work to restore it to its old form would soon resume, the officer said.