Ambedkar's statue desecrated, 4 held Tension grips Siwan Gate area of Kaithal
http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Tribune/400x60/0 Our Correspondent Kaithal, October 5 Tension gripped the Siwan Gate area here last night after some miscreants allegedly desecrated a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar at Ambedkar Chowk. The miscreants allegedly broke one arm of the statue, besides damaging some vehicles in the area. As word about the incident spread, people in large numbers gathered near the damaged statue. The police took four youths in custody for interrogation which helped ease the situation. Some persons noticed the desecration and raised the alarm following which the police was informed. SHO (city) Ravinder Tomar and Jagat Singh, inspector, CIA, reached the spot along with a police force. The situation became tense when the crowd that had gathered at the site started raising slogans. SSP Anil Kumar also reached the the site and assured the people that strict action would be taken against those behind the incident. However, the crowd laid a siege to the area and did not allow the movement of traffic. In the meantime, the police took in custody four youths identified as Balwinder of Patti Afgan, Rohit of Mahadev Colony, Mahesh of Subhash Nagar and Gagan Deep of Mata Gate. Protestors could be seen near the site of the incident this morning also. The four youths have been arrested and were produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate Rajnish Sharma, who remanded them in police custody for a day. Dalit leaders have condemned the incident.
