Pune, Aug. 2 -- Police have detained over 20 persons in Maharashtra's Yavat village after incidents of vandalism targeting vehicles and places of worship, following tensions sparked by an alleged objectionable social media post, officials said on Saturday.

"Yesterday, there was a law and order situation in Yavat. Some vehicles and prayer places were vandalised. A total of 5 offences have been registered against them in the Yavat Police Station. Police have listed more than 150 names and we have received some video footage and CCTV footage as evidence against them. We have detained a total of 20-21 people so far," Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ganesh Biradar told ANI.

Biradar added," We have footage of 16-17 people, we are ar...