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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

40 arrested for violence in Hubballi over provocative post

Hubballi which witnessed violence on Saturday night over a provocative post remained calm on Sunday. Violence erupted in the city with a mob indulging in stone throwing over a provocative “WhatsApp status” of a youth on Saturday night. The post showed a morphed image of a saffron flag flying on a mosque. Public property was damaged and several policemen were injured in the incident.

Forty people have been arrested for the violence and security has been tightened. Prohibitory orders have been clamped in the city till April 30. The police took out a route march in the areas which witnessed violence.

Tension prevailed on Saturday night after a mob which had gathered before the Old Hubballi police station seeking action against the youth turned violent and started pelting stones and damaging police vehicles.

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