A protest against an ‘I Love Muhammad’ graffiti painted on the road in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar turned violent on Monday (September 29, 2025), prompting police to baton-charge a stone pelting mob, officials said.

The protesters had blocked the arterial Ahilyanagar-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Road despite one person being arrested in connection with the graffiti, they added.

“The protest began this morning at Kotla in Kotwali area after someone had painted ‘I Love Muhammad’ on the road, which was objected to by members of the Muslim community. A complaint was lodged at Kotwali police station against this graffiti,” an official said.

“Despite one person being arrested in connection with the graffiti, some people protested. Even as police urged them to maintain law and order, some persons f

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