Miscreants on Tuesday desecrated a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ridge in Shimla on his birth anniversary.
A garland made of empty bottles was found around the neck of the statue, Shimla SP Chander Shekhar Pandit said.
A case under Section 295A (insult to religious feelings) has been filed based on the complaint by Deputy Commissioner Arun Kumar, he said.
"It is a serious matter and we have started probe and the culprits would be brought to the book," Pandit said.