Police said that violence first began on Saturday when members of a community gathered outside a police station in Akola to protest against a social media post about the film.
According to police, the Instagram account had an extended communication with a member of the minority community in which both users hurled abuses and made communal remarks.
akola correspondentone person was killed and several others were reported to be injured in the group clash that struck akola on saturday night. the deceased was identified as vilas gaikwad, a resident of harihar peth. police arrested 26
Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan has claimed the clash between members of two communities in Akola which claimed one person s life and left nine others injured was possibly pre-planned