Varanasi: Tension spread in Kuru village under the jurisdiction of Kapsethi police station in Varanasi on Friday after a statue of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was damaged for the second time in 15 days.The statue, located near the Polytechnic, had also been vandalised earlier, leading to the registration of an FIR on June 25.Kapsethi police reached the spot with additional force after receiving information about the incident and alerted senior officials.Assistant commissioner of police (Rajatalab) and sub-divisional magistrate (Rajatalab) inspected the site and reviewed the situation. Police have launched a search for the unidentified accused involved in the vandalism.The administration initiated the installation of a new statue with cooperation from local residents.Officials said police personnel have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order as the investigation into the repeated incidents of vandalism in the area continues.
