As tension prevailed in Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh after the alleged vandalisation of a statue of B R Ambedkar, authorities on Thursday put extra security around the statues of various political leaders and deployed additional force in sensitive areas.
Seven persons have been detained in connection with the desecration of the Ambedkar's statue and they were being interrogated, Senior Superintendent of Police P C Meena told PTI.
A new life-size statue of Ambedkar was installed in place of the damaged one by the residents of the Kakadeo area. The damaged statue was buried.
Meena said the statues of various leaders installed in the city have been put under tight security and extra forces have been deployed in sensitive areas in view of the prevailing tension.
He said some anti-social elements had tried to vitiate the atmosphere but their attempts were foiled by taking prompt action. No one would be allowed to disrupt city's atmosphere, he said.
Angry locals had damaged several vehicles and held up traffic after passers-by had noticed the damaged statue at Ambedkar Nagar on Wednesday morning.