Vandalized Ambedkar Bust Replaced With A New; Protest Ends in Khokhra

Ahmedabad: Two days after the vandalism of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s bust outside Jayanti Vakil’s Chali, opposite K.K. Shastri College, in the Khokhra area, the damaged bust has been replaced with a new one. After the unveiling of the new bust this morning, the local residents who had protested against the vandalism concluded their protest. The local community and Dalit leaders participated in the unveiling of the new statue, marking the end of the protest.

The incident occurred on Sunday night when some miscreants pelted stones at the Ambedkar statue, vandalizing it. On Tuesday, two of the five accused were arrested by the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch, while three are still at large. After apprehending the accused, namely Mehul Thakor and Bhola Thakor, the Crime Branch handed them over to the Khokhra police, who conducted a reconstruction of the incident at the crime scene today.

The police took both accused to the site and reconstructed the incident. Both accused apologized for their actions. The Zone 5 DCP, ACP, and all the PIs of the zone, along with heavy police bandobast, were present during the reconstruction. DeshGujarat