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Ambedkar statue vandalised in a village in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar

Indo Asian News Service, Haridwar | ByIndo Asian News Service
Mar 09, 2018 04:06 PM IST

Authorities said the statue of Ambedkar was damaged in the past too and a dispute was on between two villagers over the land on which it was installed.

A statue of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar was on Friday found vandalised by miscreants in a village in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, sparking tension, police said.

Miscreants damaged the statue in Kanhawaali village while it was dark.(Pratham Gokhale/HT File Photo)
Miscreants damaged the statue in Kanhawaali village while it was dark.(Pratham Gokhale/HT File Photo)

A district official said the miscreants damaged the statue in Kanhawaali village while it was dark. Inspector Bhagwan Mehar and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Kaustubh Mishra visited the spot to pacify protesters, mostly Dalits.

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Authorities said the statue of Ambedkar was damaged in the past too, adding that a dispute was on between two villagers over the land on which it had been installed.

Police said the vandalism could be a result of this dispute. “We are trying to trace the miscreants,” the official said.

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