Statues of Buddha, Ambedkar damaged in UP's Balrampur district

A group of unidentified people have vandalised the statues of Gautam Buddha and B R Ambedkar in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district on Thursday night. The vandals also severely beat up locals who raised objections.

Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh): Statues of Gautam Buddha and B R Ambedkar were damaged by a group of people in Rasoolabad village here, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Thursday night and the vandals also severely beat up locals who raised objections, police said.

Inspector incharge Anil Kumar said named First Information Report has been lodged against eight people and investigations are on.

"The situation in the village is under control," Sub-Divisional Magistrate A K Gond said.

In a similar incident, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised by unknown miscreants near Hari Krishna lake in the Lathi police station area of the Amreli district of Gujarat on Januray 5.