Mathura (UP), Dec 5 (PTI) Unidentified persons defaced a village name board on the Delhi-Agra national highway in Mathura district and painted over the name 'Akbarpur', replacing it with 'Raghuwarpur', police said on Friday.

The incident came to light after a video went viral on social media, prompting police to launch an inquiry.

Officials said the act appears to be linked to a remark made last month by Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Krishna Shastri during the concluding address of a padyatra held from Delhi to Vrindavan from November 7 to 16.

Shastri had mentioned seeing the 'Akbarpur' village signboard and expressed that it "should be renamed to Raghuwarpur." Police clarified that Shastri's comment was addressed to the government and did not call upon people to carry out the re

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