India, Feb. 3 -- shrinivas.deshpande@htlive.com

In a late-night operation on Saturday, the Sangli district administration shifted an unauthorised statue of Dr BR Ambedkar that had been installed at Sangola Chowk in Atpadi town. The operation, which took place around midnight, was carried out after the statue was installed at the location without the necessary permissions or legal approval, officials said on Sunday.

Various organisations in Atpadi had been demanding the installation of the statue in the city. As a result, on Saturday, people installed the bust of Dr BR Ambedkar at Sangola Chowk allegedly without taking any prior permission from the administration.

Following this, during the midnight operation, the district administratio...