In the second incident, tear gas shells were lobbed at a mob protesting against the removal of an Ambedkar statue erected in Mawai Khatri village, 36 kilometres away from the Lucknow Collectorate, on Saturday.

According to police, some people in the area had erected an Ambedkar statue on a Gram Sabha land in front of a primary school three days ago.

Installation of the statue on the land meant for village activities was scoffed at by another group in the area. On Saturday, when authorities arrived to remove the statue, hundreds of people gathered to stop them.

When the situation escalated, police arrived. The protestors allegedly resorted to stone-pelting, injuring six police personnel. In response, police shot tear gas shells to disperse the agitating crowd.

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