India, May 1 -- Communal tension erupted in Nainital on Wednesday night after a 65-year-old man was arrested for the alleged rape of a minor girl, police said.

Members of the majority community pelted stones and vandalised a few shops belonging to those from the minority community.

A first information report (FIR) was registered on Wednesday against a building contractor for allegedly raping a minor girl in his car on April 12. The FIR was registered under section 65 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) at Mallital police station after which the accused was arrested.

The situation flared up after the members of the majority community came to know a...