Ambedkar statues found damaged
TNN | Apr 13, 2019, 04:06 IST
Varanasi: Some anti-social elements damaged the statues of BR Ambedkar in Machhali Shahar of Jaunpur and Jahanganj of Azamgarh.
According to reports, the statue was found broken at Bahauddinpur village in Machhlishahar on Friday. The local residents blocked Baraipur Road in protest against the incident and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. The jam was cleared after intervention of police and assurance of installing a new statue.
A similar incident took place at Loniadih village in Jahanganj area of Azamgarh where too people blocked the road to express their protest on Friday. Police assured them for a new statue.
The police said that efforts are on to identify the trouble mongers and nab them.
According to reports, the statue was found broken at Bahauddinpur village in Machhlishahar on Friday. The local residents blocked Baraipur Road in protest against the incident and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. The jam was cleared after intervention of police and assurance of installing a new statue.
A similar incident took place at Loniadih village in Jahanganj area of Azamgarh where too people blocked the road to express their protest on Friday. Police assured them for a new statue.
The police said that efforts are on to identify the trouble mongers and nab them.
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