Maharashtra: Mob protests against 'Pathaan', smashes theatre display boards; 9 detained

A video of the mob shouting slogans against Khan and the film has gone viral on social media, the police said

Members of Kalinga Sena tear posters of the newly-released movie 'Pathaan' during a protest, in Bhubaneswar. Credit: PTI Photo

A group of people reportedly belonging to a right-wing outfit smashed the display boards of a theatre screening Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan in Bhayander in Thane district on Sunday evening, a police official said.

A video of the mob shouting slogans against Khan and the film has gone viral on social media, he said. Nine persons having been detained in this connection and the process of registering a case was underway, he added.

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