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Clashes broke out in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra where people opposed a Whatsapp status put up praising Mughal king Aurangzeb.

Kolhapur violence: There was violence in Maharashtra's Kolhapur over a social media post, after which there is tension in the area. Protests were held on | BLiTZ

"The situation of Kolhapur city and district has become normal since yesterday afternoon. 4 SRPF company, 300 Police constables and 60 officers deployed," police said.

The SP also said the youth had an inkling of trouble ahead as they had deleted their social media accounts around the time when some persons approached the police over the objectionable status.

The police stations across the Belagavi district have been alerted to step up the patrolling and send out a warning against indulging into any incident of violence. Additional forces have been sent to the villages and towns bordering Maharashtra.The

Mumbai News Live Updates: Former Maharashtra minister and Congress MLC Satej Patil from Kolhapur had voiced his concerns a week ago about the possibility of communal violence in the city.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis criticised the recent tensions in Kolhapur caused by objectionable social media posts referencing Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan. A curfew was imposed after clashes broke out between two groups.

Nagpur: As tension simmers in Maharashtra's Kolhapur after some youth allegedly posted objectionable posts on social media with a reference to Aurangzeb

The situation in Maharashtras Kolhapur is gradually returning to normal, a day after violence during a demonstration against the alleged use of Tipu Sultans image along with an objectionable audio message as social media status by a few locals, a senior police official said on Thursday.

Kolhapur violence: K'taka Police on high alert in bordering Belagavi Following the violence in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district over a over social media