India, Aug. 2 -- Clashes broke out between two communities in Yavat, in Pune's Daund tehsil, on Friday, over an objectionable post allegedly uploaded on social media by a youth.

According to Pune rural police, soon after the post was widely shared, heated arguments ensued between members of the two communities, following which an irate mob indulged in stone pelting, set motorcycles ablaze and vandalised a bakery, houses and religious structures.

Police used tear gas and resorted to a mild lathi-charge to disperse the mob. Multiple teams were mobilised to restore order in the town.

The youth who posted the content has been detained, and the process to register an FIR against him at the Yavat police station was on till late Friday evenin...