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When the country is celebrating his Jayanti the statue of Dr Bheemrao Ambedkar was desecrated in village Gesupur Sumali of Kithore area . Enraged by this Dalits came out in protest and demanded installation of a new statute .
A complaint against four people of the village has been lodged by the police and a case would be registered after investigations. Heavy force has been deployed in the village to control any unforeseen situation .
Besides the arresting of the named persons the villagers are also demanding immediate replacement of the desecrated statue.
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Police and administrative officials tried to pacify the village who were threatening to launch a stir. The protest continued for several hours giving the officials a tough time.
Every year, residents of the Dalit dominated village garland the statute of Dr Ambedkar and organize programme on the occasion of his birth anniversary on April 14.
On Friday morning the villagers found that the statute was damaged and the face was painted black. The statue was cleaned and the officials garlanded the statue.
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