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Internet services, which were snapped following the violence, are being resumed gradually, some local residents said.
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.
Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Wednesday resorted to lathi charge to disperse a crowd that pelted stones during a protest against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by a few locals, an official said.
The posts shared images of Tipu Sultan and Aurangzeb along with audio messages, which Hindutva groups claimed were objectionable.
Police resorted to lathi charge to disperse a crowd that pelted stones during a protest against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by a few locals