Odisha police arrested the main culprit behind an inflammatory social media post that incited violence in Bhadrak. Heavy security presence and a suspension of internet services aim to restore peace in the affected areas.

Internet services in Bhadrak will be suspended for another 48 hours amid communal tension, says IG Satyajit Nayak. Prohibitory orders are also in place.

Communal clashes in Odisha's Bhadrak district prompted a 48-hour internet suspension and curfew. Violence erupted over a social media post.

Bhadrak: Prohibitory orders banning gatherings were imposed after a community's protest over a Facebook post escalated into violent clashes.

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Nine people were arrested Saturday for allegedly being involved in a clash between two communities and an attack on police personnel in Odsiha’s Bhadrak district over an “objectionable” post by a man on social media,

Tensions erupted in Bhadrak, Odisha, due to a controversial social media post, leading to violent clashes. The person responsible for the post and seven others were arrested.

The Odisha government on Saturday, September 28, suspended internet services in the Bhadrak district for 48 hours amid communal violence incidents following social media postings.

In Bhadrak district, mobile internet services were suspended following communal violence over a social media post. Protests against police inaction tu

Members of a community staged a protest rally against police for 'delay' in action against a Facebook post which ‘hurt’ their religious sentiments.

Following communal tensions in Bhadrak, a notification was issued by the Odisha Home department, ordering the suspension of internet services for 48 hours till 2 am on September 30 across the district.