Varanasi, March 7 -- Tension erupted in Udaipur village under the Cholapur police station area after a statue of BR Ambedkar was allegedly vandalised, triggering anger among local residents, officials confirmed on Saturday.
According to reports, as soon as news of the damage to the statue spread on Friday, a large number of villagers, including women and men, gathered at the site and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused. The situation became tense, prompting the deployment of police personnel from several nearby police stations.
A written complaint was filed at the Cholapur police station by village resident Avdhesh Ratan. Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against 13 named individuals and several unidentified pers...