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NEW DELHI, Nov 11 — Indian police have arrested dozens of people for social media comments that allegedly threatened “communal harmony” after the Supreme Court awarded a holy site once used for a mosque to Hindus, officials said today. The site in the northern city of Ayodhya has in the past...

Security personnel check motorists at a roadblock in Ayodhya on November 10, 2019, after Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site. — AFP pic

The site in the northern city of Ayodhya has in the past caused communal riots that have left thousands dead, and security forces have been on alert since the verdict was announced on Saturday. Hindu and Muslim leaders have called for calm. At least 77 people were arrested in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh — where Ayodhya is located — after the Supreme Court decision, a police statement said.

Most of the content targeted — more than 2,800 posts — was on Twitter. There were 1,355 allegedly inflammatory comments on Facebook, and 98 YouTube videos, authorities said.A jail warden in the city of Gwalior was also arrested for celebrating with fireworks after Hindus were awarded the site.

 

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