Nine persons were injured, two of them seriously, when members of two communities pelted each other with stones in Jalgaon Jamod village in neighbouring Buldhana district, forcing police to fire shots in the air and impose curfew in some areas to bring situation under control.
The incident occurred last night when devotees were collecting eatables from households for their distribution as 'prasad' marking the culmination of Ram Navmi festival.
"Trouble started when a tractor distributing 'prasad' was stopped by some people," police inspector Vijay Patkar said today.
Soon, members of two groups gathered at the spot and started hurling stones at each other. During the strife, some roadside kiosks were set on fire.
Three police personnel were injured in stone pelting.
Police opened fire in air to disperse the mob while the district administration imposed curfew overnight in the troubled areas of the town.
Police enforcements were rushed to the village and the situation in under control now.
