Bhopal, Dec. 24 -- Tension erupted in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh after Bajrang Dal and Hindu organization activists a caught and thrashed a Muslim man on allegations of molesting a minor girl, leading to arson and some shops being vandalized and set on fire today.

The police said that the incident occurred in the Mahidpur road area, where Bajrang Dal activists caught the man, identified as Zuber Mansuri, an auto driver. The activists alleged that Mansuri had carried out 'Love Jihad' and molested a 16-year-old girl whom he used to regularly take to school and coaching classes in his auto.

The activists first thrashed Mansuri, and subsequently handed him over to the police. A large number of people took out a protest march in the are...