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

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.

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

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

Odisha Police Director General YB Khurania has appealed to the public to remain calm and refrain from reacting to provocative content online.

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

Internet services were restored on Wednesday in Odisha's Bhadrak district, which started limping back to normalcy after communal tensions, officials said. Internet was suspended in the district following a clash between two communities on Friday over a social media post,

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.