Clashes break out in Uttarakhand over 'offensive' Facebook post on Kedarnath

Communal clashes broke out in Uttarakhand’s Satpuli town on Sunday after a minor boy allegedly posted an ‘offensive’ picture of the Kedarnath shrine on Facebook, ANI reported.

Several right-wing activists vandalised a vegetable shop belonging to the family of the minor boy, according tothe Hindustan Times.

“They were also searching for the vegetable vendor who had fled the shop, ” Pawan Negi, an eyewitness, was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

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Police said additional forces were sent to Satpuli town, in the state’s Garhwal district to prevent further flare-up.

Recently, clashes broke out between two groups in West Bengal's Basirhat district over a Facebook post.