Police had to fire teargas shells on Friday afternoon to bring a violent situation under control after two groups clashed in Yavat, located in Pune's Daund tehsil, over a social media post.

According to officials, tensions flared when a youth from one community allegedly shared an objectionable post online, triggering anger among members of another group.

"An irate mob vandalised structures and properties belonging to the opposite community, pelted stones and also set a motorcycle ablaze. We had to lob teargas shells to disperse the mob and restore law and order. A sizable number of police personnel have been deployed at the site. The youth who uploaded the post has been detained," the official said, reported news agency PTI.