Pune, July 1 -- A poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Religious Leader Sishtani were found displayed in the Loni Kalbhor area near Pune on Sunday after the incident came to light local police took immediate action to remove the poster on Monday, said a Senior Police official.

After a preliminary investigation, the Police issued a press statement which stated that a banner put up by the Irani community at the entrance of a lane in Irani Vasti on the occasion of Moharram was removed by authorities after Bajrang Dal activists and local journalists raised objections.

The banner, which featured a photo of the community's religious leader, Shistani and Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed not to ...