Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government banning sale of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Environment Officers conducted surprise raids on various shops to check for the sale of PoP idols.
During the raids, the officers noticed two PoP idols at one of the shops located behind Uma Talkies near Gandhi Square. The vendor was fined Rs. 5,000 for stocking the banned idols. The officials did not seize the idol as the vendor said he would send the idols back to Bengaluru from where he had brought.
