Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday unveiled a new 91-foot-tall statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Malvan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The event, held in the coastal Konkan region, was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The previous 35-foot statue, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2023, had collapsed in August last year, within nine months after its installation, leading to widespread outrage against the government. Following the incident, the Maharashtra government immediately ordered the installation of another statue at the same place. Accordingly, the new statue was built by Ram Sutar Art Creations.