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DEHRADUN: Communal tension erupted at Satpuli town in Pauri Garhwal district, some 153km from here, on Sunday after a local boy from the minority community allegedly posted an “inflammatory” picture of the Kedarnath shrine on his Facebook account.Additional police teams from Kotdwar and Pauri had to be rushed to Satpuli to bring the situation under control. Both the senior superintendent of police (SSP) and district magistrate reached the town and held meetings with the citizens’ groups and administrative officials.According to the police, soon after the controversial picture was shared on the minor boy’s social media account, members of several right-wing organizations descended on a vegetable shop belonging to the boy’s family in Satpuli market, vandalized it and even set parts of the shop ablaze.Angry local residents gathered in streets of the otherwise quiet hill town and marched to Satpuli police station raising slogans and seeking action against the culprit.“As soon as we received the information, forces were immediately moved from Kotdwar to Satpuli. Some anti-social elements vandalised the vegetable shop owned by the family of the boy who posted the picture,” said Pauri SSP Jagat Ram Joshi.Meanwhile, police are trying to trace the minor boy who purportedly posted the controversial picture on Facebook. “We have identified the boy and trying to trace his whereabouts. We have spoken to his family members who also don’t know where he is right now,” said Joshi.As the accused is believed to be a minor, police are planning to act against him under the provisions of the juvenile laws.Cops are also trying to identify the members of the right-wing organizations who vandalised the shop and set parts of it on fire. “We are identifying them through videos and photographs and action would be taken against them under section 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house) of Indian Penal Code,” the Pauri SSP said.Notably, only a few Muslim families live in Satpuli and no incident of communal violence has been reported here earlier.