INDORE: Prohibitory orders were imposed in Shajapur town of Madhya Pradesh after at least ten persons were injured as clashes broke out between groups over a dispute related to burial of a body on Saturday.Violence erupted at three places in the town prompting police to lob teargas shells and lathi-charge groups that pelted tones. The police gained control over the situation, but prohibitory orders were clamped under Section 144 preventing assembly of more than four people.Shajapur district collector Alka Shrivastava told reporters that the dispute started when members of a particular community attempted to bury a body on land of a cremation ground. “The graveyard was situated on survey number 246, while the cremation ground was developed on survey number 244 behind Mangalnath temple ,” she said.Members of both the community came face-to-face over the issue, exchanging heated words. Shrivastava and other senior officials rushed to the spot and dug out records of the land, clarifying the position. The family of the deceased was asked on land – survey number 202- earmarked for the graveyard.While the burial was nearly over, participants of the funeral procession pelted stones a group, sparking violence in the area. Stones were also pelted at vehicles moving on the highway.Official sources said at least 10 persons were injured in the stone pelting.Superintendent of police Shailendra Singh Chouhan led a large contingent of policemen into the area and used force to disperse the angry crowds.Reports of stone pelting were also received from Kachhiwada and Magaria areas of the town.Shrivastava said the situation was under control. “Members of both the groups will be summoned and a clear demarcation of the disputed area will be made to prevent such confusion,” she said adding information about similar disputes related to religious places was also being collected. These will be sorted out soon.Meanwhile, Police were deployed in strength to prevent any flare-up. SP Chouhan said police were in the process of identifying those involved in violence. “We will deal with them strictly,” he said.