Ambedkar statue damaged

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : Feb 08 2016 | 3:02 PM IST
A statue of B R Ambedkar was today
damaged allegedly by some drunk men sparking protests in a village here.
A statue of Ambedkar was damaged this morning by some unidentified men in Fatehpur Roshni village following which a case was registered, Deputy SP, Kanpur Dehat, Sanjeev Sinha said.
A decision to construct a new statue was taken in a meeting of villagers which was held after the incident, Sinha said.
Angry villagers gathered in Fatehpur after the incident, he said, adding that a new statue would be set up by the evening and investigations are underway to nab the culprits.
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First Published: Feb 08 2016 | 3:02 PM IST