Watch: Locals build Statue of Liberty replica in Indian Punjab: reports

A video has surfaced on social media showing locals in Punjab bringing a piece of New York City to their locality by constructing a replica of the Statue of Liberty.

According to NDTV report, the video which has become the talk of the internet shows locals in Tarn Taran installing the iconic statue atop a building still under construction.

The amusing video, shared by X user Alok Jain, opens to show locals placing the replica on the building's roof. The video then zooms out, revealing the entire structure along with a crane stationed at the construction site. Sharing the video on X, Mr Jain wrote, "Somewhere in Punjab the THIRD liberty statue is installed."

Some where in Punjab the THIRD liberty statue is installed.😂 pic.twitter.com/WZqrXpK9Jb

— Alok Jain ⚡ (@WeekendInvestng) May 26, 2024

Since being shared, the video has garnered more than 3,16,000 views, 2,300 likes and several retweets and comments. The clip has left users amused who shared a variety of funny responses in the comments section. 

The Statue of Liberty, a colossal statue on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, commemorates the friendship of the people of the United States and France. Standing 305 feet (93 metres) high including its pedestal, it represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet bearing the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence in her left.