Over 50 miscreants were arrested in connection with the violence that broke out between two groups over the alleged desecration of a religious flag in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur, a police official said on Monday.
Tension gripped Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district on Saturday after a child was thrashed by a few people prompting a clash between two groups reportedly belonging from separate faiths, leading to the death of a person, the police said.
The bus was hijacked on Wednesday. After the hijack, the passengers travelling were deboarded from the bus and the accused went away with the bus. The whole incident was captured on the CCTV camera.
The Delhi Police has denied permission to two groups, who had sought to carry out processions on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti from the Jahangirpuri area.
Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government on violence that broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in Howrah city last week.
Eight people were taken into custody after two groups clashed during Sri Rama Navami Brahmotsavams celebrations at Valmikipuram in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, said police.
Five persons were held after a clash broke out between two groups of the same community over the installation of tiles in Eidgah in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, an official said on Sunday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday termed the communal violence in Sasaram as "unfortunate" and said he could not visit the city due to the clash between the two groups.