A statue of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar put in on authorities land with out permission was eliminated by the administration and 24 folks, together with the district unit head and the overall secretary of the Bhim Army, have been arrested on this connection, police stated on Tuesday.
Tension had prevailed in Umra village beneath the Aurai police station space after a statue of Ambedkar, one of many principal architects of the Indian Constitution and Dalit icon, was put in on the gram samaj land recognized by the village head for constructing a public rest room, they stated.
On Sunday evening, numerous folks belonging to the Dalit neighborhood had gathered throughout a programme and put in a four-feet-tall statue of Ambedkar on the land, police stated.
Ashish Mishra, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Aurai, stated the statue was eliminated late on Monday evening and 4 folks have been arrested from the spot.
Twenty others have been arrested Tuesday morning after they tried to stage a protest, he added.
Police stated gentle power was used to disperse the folks guarding the statue Monday evening.
Srikant Rai, Station House Officer of Kotwali police station, stated on details about the removing of the statue, district unit head of Bhim Army Saheb Saurabh and common secretary Vinod Gautam with tons of of supporters tried to disrupt site visitors close to the Tehsil campus however have been chased away by policemen.
As many as 20 folks, together with the 2 Bhim Army workplace bearers, have been arrested, Rai stated, including extra police and Provincial Armed Constabulary have been deployed within the village to keep up regulation and order.
The lekhpal (a land income official) of the world has filed a case in opposition to 25 folks for elevating a construction on authorities land with out permission, officers had stated.
All folks concerned in putting in the statue are being recognized, they’d stated.
