CCTV footage of the incident of breaking the statue of Baba Ambedkar in Amritsar has surfaced. In which it can be seen that the accused Akashdeep first sets fire with petrol near the statue. After this, he takes out a hammer from his bag and climbs up with the help of stairs and starts breaking the statue. During this time no one stops him and everyone starts recording this incident on mobile.
Dalit community had announced a bandh in protest
After the statue of Baba Saheb was broken, the Dalit community in Punjab had announced a bandh in protest. 5 districts of Punjab Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phagwara, Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur and Moga were closed from 9 am to 5 pm on January 28. However, emergency services like medical stores, hospitals and petrol pumps remained open during this time.
Only emergency facilities were running
In Jalandhar, a large number of police forces were deployed at Bhagwan Valmiki Chowk, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Chowk, Shri Guru Ravidas Chowk and other intersections. In Jalandhar, the biggest demonstrations were held at Bhagawan Valmiki Maharaj Chowk (Jyoti Chowk), Dr. BR Ambedkar Chowk (Nakodar Chowk) and Shri Guru Ravidas Chowk.