Lucknow: A statue of Bharat Ratna awardee and Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar was vandalised in Allahabad on Saturday.

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The statue with its head chopped off was found by residents at a park in Jhunsi locality's Shantipuram.

The police is now trying to locate the suspects and it is said that within a few days a new statue will be put up in its place soon.


A case has been registered but the suspects have not been identified.

A similar incident took place in Meerut on March 7 where the Dalit community took to the streets and blocked traffic after the incident.