Tension prevailed in Bhadohi after a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar was vandalised under Kotwali police area sometime late on Wednesday night.
Agitated residents blocked the road for several hours demanding action. The protest was called off only after the administration assured of action against the culprits and promised to get the statue repaired or replaced. To avert any exigency in the area, a platoon of Provincial Armed Constabulary has been deployed.
Some miscreants vandalised a statue of Dr Ambedkar in Dudava Dharmpur village late on Wednesday night which was noticed by the locals only on Thursday morning. They gathered on the spot and shouted slogans against the administration. They later took to the Bhadohi-Dugraganj road and blocked traffic movement demanding action.
On getting information, the local police and administrative officers reached the spot and somehow pacified the irate villagers by assuring stern action against those involved in the incident. A case was registered in this regard at City Kotwali by Ambedkar Committee chief Kalandar Kumar Gautam and investigations are on.