Trouble started in the area around 9 am when a group of locals objected to two minor girls visiting some male friends instead of going to school.
"Some locals, who saw these girls entering a house, created a ruckus outside... As some boys who were inside the house came out, the mob attacked them. In the meantime, somebody made a PCR call and a police team reached the spot," said a police officer.
Police found that the mob was abusing the girls and, worried about their safety, Karawal Nagar SHO Jasoda Singh intervened and asked the locals to disperse.
"Soon, reinforcement was rushed to the spot which brought the situation under control and the girls were safely handed over to their parents," the officer said.
Police have registered a case of rioting at Karawal Nagar police station and 10 people have been arrested in this connection so far.