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.

The Odisha police arrested ten people on Saturday for their alleged involvement in communal clashes over 'objectionable' social media posts and attacking police personnel in Bhadrak district. The man accused of posting 'objectionable' post on Facebook was also arrested.

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

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

Tensions flared in Bhadrak district, Odisha, after a controversial social media post led to violent clashes between two communities, resulting in the arrest of the individual responsible for the social media post besides seven others.

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.

At least two police personnel were injured in Bhadrak district in Odisha Friday after a clash between two communities over a controversial social media post.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended internet services in Bhadrak district for 48 hours, until September 30, following communal incidents due to social media postings. "The district administration has expressed concern of misuse of internet for spreading communal violence,