India, March 31 -- Tension gripped Noorpur Jattan village in Hoshiarpur district after miscreants vandalised a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on Tuesday morning. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, leader of the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), released a video claiming responsibility for the act.

The statue, installed atop a private building, was previously targeted in June 2025, after which it was encased in glass for protection. On Tuesday morning, it was found that vandals had smashed the glass casing and used hammers to damage the bust of the founder of the Constitution.

In the video, Pannu termed the act a "referendum on Ambedkar", alleging that the Constitution drafted by him erased Sikh identity. He further warned of similar incidents betwe...