Pune: Seven members associated with the Hindu Rashtra Sena, a radical outfit in Maharashtra, have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a young Muslim IT professional from the city.

24-year-old Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh was attacked on Monday reportedly while he was returning home with a friend after offering namaz. The police suspect he was assaulted following the tension triggered by a Facebook post that had derogatory photos of a Shivaji and Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.

Comments condemning the alleged murder are pouring in online. "7 Hindu Rashtra Sena men get together and beat up a Muslim techie to death for something he wrote on fb. Shivaji and Hinduism must be proud(sic), posted a user on Twitter.

"Muslim techie beaten to death. 200 buses damaged. triggered by FB post. #Muzaffarnagar model? Maha polls are coming (sic), added another.