Mirzapur, 10 June (HS): There was a

stir in village Chakkodar on Tuesday morning when people saw that the statue of

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar installed in the village had been damaged by some unknown

person. As soon as the news of the incident spread, a wave of anger ran among

the villagers, but the promptness of the police and administration kept the

situation under control.

As soon as the information was

received, the police of Halia police station along with the Lalganj Area

Officer Ashok Kumar Singh reached the spot. The officials appealed to maintain

peace and immediately started the process of installing a new statue of Dr.

Ambedkar. The statue was installed within a few hours, which brought

satisfaction to the local people.

CO Lalganj Ashok Kumar Singh said

that a case has been registered against an unknown person in this case and

investigation has started. He said that the culprits will be identified and

strict action will be taken.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi