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The incidental took spot astatine Bhimpura-Ibrahimpur village. (Photo: Screengrab from X/@PTI_News)
Four policemen were injured and astatine slightest six constabulary vehicles were burnt arsenic unit broke retired successful a colony successful Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh territory precocious Tuesday evening implicit the removal of a B R Ambedkar statue that was allegedly illegally installed connected a property.
The incidental took spot astatine Bhimpura-Ibrahimpur village. While a mob pelted stones astatine the constabulary squad that removed the statue and acceptable constabulary jeeps and bikes connected fire, the constabulary fired bullets successful the air, lobbed teardrop state shells and baton-charged the crowd, officials said.
A First Information Report was lodged astatine Roravar constabulary presumption precocious Tuesday nighttime and 3 people, including Gram Pradhan Asha Lodhi, her hubby Nirdesh Lodhi, and erstwhile colony caput Chatarpal, were arrested, the constabulary said. Fourteen known and 150-200 unidentified radical were booked for attacking the constabulary squad and indulging successful arson, the constabulary added.
“The concern is nether power now. A dense deployment of constabulary unit has been made to guarantee peace. We volition apprehension those progressive successful Tuesday’s incident,” Sanjeev Suman, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Aligarh, said.
“The statue of Dr Ambedkar was installed illegally connected onshore owned by the Gram Sabha. We asked the locals to region it but they refused and alternatively attacked the police. We person arrested 3 radical and raids are being conducted to nab the others. The villagers person fled,” SSP Suman added.
According to the police, 2 plots owned by the Gram Sabha were lying vacant successful the village. While locals installed an Ambedkar statue successful 1 of the plots connected January 25, members of the Baghel assemblage – an Other Backward Class assemblage successful Uttar Pradesh – raised a bound partition connected the different crippled and claimed that a temple would beryllium constructed wrong it, the constabulary said.
“We tried to resoluteness the contentious contented done communal dialog pursuing which the temple proponents agreed. We razed the bound partition but those backing the statue refused to region it. They engaged successful chromatic pelting and arson aft the constabulary removed the statue,” said Mrigank Shekhar Pathak, Superintendent of Police, Aligarh.
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