Kanpur, November 30: Tension prevailed in the Kalyanpur area of the city after some miscreants damaged a statue of Dr B R Ambedkar last night.
Police sources here today said the incident occured at a park near Gyansthali in Sector-1 of Awas Vikas colony.
After hearing the incident, people gathered at the spot and raised slogans against the police.
Additional police forces rushed to the spot to control the situation.
Meanwhile, the district authorities are installing a new Ambedkar statue there.
–PTI