Bhim Army activists protesting over the defacing of a Bhimrao Amedkar statue in Ambedkar Nagar district were lathi-charged by police, who claim that one of their own constable was also beaten up by the women protesters.

The clash took place on Sunday in Wajidpur under the Jalalpur police station area in Uttar Pradesh when some miscreants smeared black colour on the face of the statue of the Dalit icon.