Ballia (UP), Mar 7 (PTI) A statue of Sant Ravidas was damaged by miscreants in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, police said on Friday and added that a case has been registered against unknown persons in this matter.

According to police, the elbow and a finger of the right hand of the statue were damaged on Thursday night. When the villagers saw the damaged statue on Friday morning, they informed police about the incident.

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Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anil Kumar Jha told PTI on Friday that a case has been registered against unknown persons under Section 298 (intentional damage to a place of worship or sacred object) of the BNS.

According to ASP Jha, the damaged statue is being repaired and police force has been deployed as a precautionary measure.

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