Khandwa, March 6 -- A crowd gathered at the Moghat police station in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district after a social media post allegedly hurt religious sentiments, creating a tense situation which was later brought under control by the police, an official said.

According to the police, the matter escalated into a law and order situation, prompting police deployment from nearby police stations and a flag march in the area to normalise the situation.

Complainant Mujahiddin Qureshi filed the FIR after the post came to light and acting on the complaint, police registered a case under section 199 of Bharatiya Nyay Sahita (BNS) and immediately rounded up the accused.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahendra Taranekar said, "A pos...