A statue of Dalit icon, BR Ambedkar was vandalised by miscreants in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad city on Saturday, reported ANI. The statue was beheaded in the city’s Jhunsi area in Trivenipuram.
“We are aware of the matter and are trying to locate the suspects,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Aakash Kulhari told India Today.
A case has been registered in the matter and any tension in the area following the incident has been ruled out, reported India Today.
In the last few weeks, cases of statue vandalism have been reported from Aligarh, Meerut and other parts of UP. This is a latest in a string of vandalism incidents that have rocked the country ever since a statue of Lenin was razed in Tripura following the assembly elections.
(With inputs from ANI and India Today.)
(This is a developing story and will be updated)
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