As soon as the posts went viral, youngsters from both communities came out on roads and pelted stones, bottles at each other. (TOI Photo)
PALANPUR: Five persons were injured following clash between two groups of different communities over a social media posts in Meghraj town of Aravalli district on Sunday evening. Police have registered counter complaints against mob from both the groups for rioting, criminal conspiracy, breach of peace, criminal intimidation and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.
According to police, the riots erupted over posts in social media insulting a particular religion on Sunday. As soon as the posts went viral, youngsters from both communities came out on roads and pelted stones, bottles at each other. They also attacked each other with sticks and iron pipes. Deputy superintendent of police Bharat Basiya said that at least five persons were injured in the rioting.