Days after a statue of dalit icon B R Ambedkar was found damaged in Shamli district, another statue of poet-saint Ravidas was allegedly desecrated at Khatauli police station area here.
According to SHO K O Singh, the statue of Ravidas was found damaged inside a temple in Dukhad village here yesterday.
He said security has been tightened in the village.
Communal tension has gripped many districts in Uttar Pradesh, including Saharanapur, Gonda and Sambhal.
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