MP: Social media post sparks protest outside police station; accused detained

KHANDWA (MP): (Mar 6) An "objectionable" post on social media allegedly hurting religious sentiments triggered an angry protest outside a police station in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, police said on Friday.

Based on a complaint by a local, the police had registered a case against a man at the Moghat Road police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahendra Taranekar said.

The accused, who was immediately detained, had shared an "objectionable" post on social media, allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslim community, he said.