A statue of Dalit icon Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was vandalised in Allahabad on Saturday, police said.
The statue with its head chopped off was found by residents at a park in the city's Trivenipuram locality.
"We are aware of the matter and are trying to locate the suspects, " Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Allahabad Aakash Kulhari told IANS.
He said a case has been registered and ruled out any tension in the area following the incident.
A similar incident took place in Meerut on March 7.