Tension gripped the religious town of Shukertal after a statue of BR Ambedkar was found damaged here, the police said today.
Dalits under Bhopa police station had yesterday staged a protest after the statue outside an Ashram here was found damaged, SP (Rural) Ajay Sehdev said.
A case against unidentified men was lodged, the police said.
Security has been tightened with the deployment of extra police force, he said.
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