Punjab state SC/ST Commission Chairman Rajesh Bagga, who visited the site of the incident, told reporters that he had asked the state government to conduct a high-level probe into the matter and ensure security of the statues of all icons.
The incident had yesterday triggered off protests by members of the Dalit community here.
Bagga said, "The act is a planned conspiracy to vitiate peace by triggering casteist/communal strife in Punjab which has the highest SC population in India and especially in Doaba region, which has the highest SC population in the state."
Bagga mooted the idea of preparing a list of the statues of icons installed at different places in Punjab and set up area vigil committees with government's help.
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In a meeting with administrative and police officials here, he asked them to arrest the culprits at the earliest.
Phagwara DSP Manpreet Singh Dhillon said five senior officers were probing the incident and the culprits would soon be arrested.