Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Apr 13 (PTI) Tension prevailed in a village in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district on Sunday evening, after a religious procession was allegedly pelted with stones, a police officer said.

Security has been heightened at Jhurjhuri village following the incident around 8 pm, he said.

“The incident of stone pelting by miscreants took place during a religious procession. Thereafter, a stretch of the GT road was blocked by participants of the procession. But, the situation is totally under control now,” Barhi sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Ajit Kumar Bimal told PTI.

The group which organised the religious rally also claimed that several women were injured in stone pelting.

Investigation is underway. PTI SAN RBT