Tension erupted in a village near Margao town in Goa following the installation of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, prompting a police presence to maintain order, according to an official statement issued on Monday. 

According to a report in PTI, the incident occurred on Sunday in Sao Jose De Areal hamlet, where a life-sized statue of the Maratha monarch was constructed, resulting in a verbal altercation between two opposing factions, according to an official.