Nashik: A man has been arrested in Maharashtra's Nashik for printing pamphlets containing objectionable messages about a particular community with the aim of troubling a rival. A police officer gave this information on Saturday.

The leaflets led to tension in several parts of the city including Rajwada and Panchavati, with workers of the Republican Party of India (Athawale) and some Dalit organizations protesting in the morning at Nimani, Dindori Naka etc.

"The person shown as the printer of the pamphlet has nothing to do with the issue. Our investigation has revealed that the person with whom he had a dispute did it to get him into trouble The person behind these objectionable pamphlets has been arrested." Assistant Police Commissioner Kirankumar Chavan said, we have asked all groups to maintain peace and not allow this mischief to create communal disharmony.

The ACP said a case has been registered at Panchavati police station under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Information Technology Act.