Solapur Police swung into action and arrested a man who was spotted selling balloons with 'Love Pakistan' inscription on them near a mosque in the town. The seller who is presently in police custody is being interrogated about where he got the balloons from and what was his motive behind selling them.
The seller was spotted selling the balloons near Eidgah Ground in the city where Muslim brethren had gathered for prayers.It was them who spotted the balloon and alerted the cops who then intervened, stated reports.
(Marathi news publication Sakal shared a video of the incident)
A TV report cited an eyewitness saying that a seller named Ajay had brought those balloons to sell near Eidgah Ground where lakhs of people congregate to offer prayers for Eid. The brethren was seen confronting him before handing him over to the police. A video of the incident is going viral on social media.
Moreover, there were provocative flags around the area which were a cause for concern since it could have disrupted the peaceful atmosphere and it could have flared communal tensions.
