LUCKNOW: As many as 12 people were injured when an angry mob of a community resorted to stone pelting at a truck and a bus carrying a marriage party in Meerut on Friday night.

People were protesting against an alleged inflammatory post against a religion on social networking site

Facebook

. They took to the streets raising slogans and demanding action. It also resulted in

communal tension

. Later, the agitation turned violent when people started pelting stones.

Police had to use force to control the irate mob and bring situation under control. Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) RK Vishwakarma told reporters that said that a case against the inflammatory post has been registered after on the complaint of a local leader. He added that a dozen people have been arrested for the violence. Extra police have been deployed in the area to avoid escalation of tension.