Several people gathered in Butrada village to protest the desecration of an Ambedkar statue, by some unknown miscreants yesterday, Circle officer, Jitendra Singh, said.
A case has been registered against unidentified persons in this connection, he added.
In another incident, some people damaged the idol of Sant Ravidas at a temple in Lilon village of the district yesterday.
Trouble arose when devotees found the broken idol and protested against the incident, police said, adding that three men -- Manoj Sharma, Anuj and Sumit Kumar -- have been taken into custody in this regard.
As a precautionary measure, additional police force has been deployed to maintain law and order in both the villages.