The Aurangabaddistrict administration imposedcurfew for an hour with communal clashes breaking out for the second consecutive day in the district HQ town on Monday.
Reports said around 60 people, including policemen, were injured in the riots that started after two groups, including one being part of a Ram Navami procession, brickbatted against each other near Jama Masjid on old GT Road in the town. Soon, several shops in the vicinity were torched.
The riots also spread to Club Road, Shri Krishna Nagar and Maharajganj Road, where several business establishments were torched by rioters.
The reports said few shops near the collectorate, a garage near Tikri Mor and at least a couple of shops near Karma Road were also torched by rioters.
Several rounds of fire were exchanged and crude bombs hurled during the clashes. Two people reportedly received gunshot injuries.
