Pune, Aug. 1 -- A wildfire of tension spread throughout the Yavat village in Maharashtra's Daund taluka district today, after a youth was arrested for making an offensive post on social media.
Police said the man posted an offensive message on social media this morning. Following this, tension spread throughout the village. The youth who made the offensive post was immediately taken into custody by Yavat police.
However, within a short time, an enraged mob resorted to vandalism and arson, resulting in cops firing tear gas shells to contain the mayhem.
The atmosphere in Yavat has already been tense for the past week, and today's incident added to the unrest.
A large police force has now been deployed and the administration is...