LUCKNOW, April 12 -- Some civilians and cops were injured when locals in large numbers in Bakshi Ka Talab's Khantari village in Uttar Pradesh capital on Saturday afternoon allegedly resorted to stone pelting over removal of Dr BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)'s statue installed on the government land, police said.

"There has been a dispute over the installation of Babasaheb's statue. Talks are going on between the two sides to resolve the issue. Some people have opposed the installation of the statue," said DCP (North), Lucknow, Gopal Krishan Choudhary.

"There is no exact figure yet as to how many people have been injured, but some policemen and some civilians have been injured," Choudhary added.

"We got information that Babasaheb Ambedkar's st...