In fresh incidents of communal riots in Maharashtra, members of two communities clashed with each other and indulged in arson at Parola, in Jalgaon here on Friday, police said.
Frenzied crowd torched shops and injured a few persons on the national highway in Jalgaon.
The incident occurred when some unidentified persons threw stones on a milk tanker creating tension in the area, police said.
Deputy superintendent of police and the district collector rushed to the area and were keeping a close watch on the situation, which was now under control, they said.
At Kasoda in Erandol tehsil, a person was assaulted by a mob, which reacted to the clashes at Parola. The injured was admitted to Jalgaon civil hospital, police said.
In a separate incident at Alamner tehsil, two huts were set on fire by miscreants, police added.
Thirteen persons were killed, nine in police firing and four in stabbing incidents in communal clashes in neighbouring Malegaon since October 26. Bureau Report