Four shops were ransacked and torched by the rioters as police rushed in additional forces. A fire-fighter that went to the area was attacked and its glass-panes were smashed. Two fire men were also injured in the stone-throwing, along with at least 10 others.

Trouble erupted soon after the effigy-burning, when members of that group allegedly started pelting a nearby religious shrine with stones. The unrest spread to Manek Chowk, where a mob armed with pipes attacked people eating at stalls. The situation is tense but under control.