Overview
- An LDA horticulture official told NDTV that over 4,000 decorative pots placed for the inauguration have disappeared.
- By the next morning, LDA and municipal teams were removing remaining pots to prevent further losses, India Today reported from the site.
- Multiple clips show people loading pots onto two- and four-wheelers, with police visible in some footage and no immediate intervention recorded.
- Several reports noted individuals carrying BJP flags in the videos, and Indian Express added that cutouts of PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath were also taken.
- Authorities had created an extensive green corridor for the event, using nearly 150,000 plants around the ₹230-crore, 65-acre memorial complex.