Section 144 has been imposed in sub-divisional areas in Giridih after tension gripped parts of the city for the second consecutive day after tensions erupted between two communities,leading the sub-divional magistrate AK Sinha to ban Assembly of the people, police said

The incident of violence in Giridih town affected law and order situation in the town.

 Section 144 has been imposed in Jhanda Chowk,Muslim bazar,Shiv Mohalla,Mollana Azad Chowk, Kali Bari,DVC road and ,Station road. Internet and broadband services have not been suspended in these areas but rumours about any would not be allowed.

On Sunday, hundreds of locals associated with more than dozen organisation were carrying out a tricolour rally, there was stone pelting and clashes between two groups.

The violence had broken out in Mollana Azad Chowk area after several people created nuisance in the area during the procession.

As rally had reached Mollana Azad Chowk,a few miscreants started pelting stones,in which one police person and dozens people were seriously got injured.Later the situation were out of control.While police forces were deployed for the rally brought it under control.

Police had to resort to tear-gas shelling so as to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control.

Incidents of stone-pelting in rally has also left police personnel injured.

So far, in the violence that has gripped parts of the city, more than two dozen people have been injured and more than dozen motorcycles have been damaged.

The Dy commissioner Rahul Kumar Sinha said  that security forces have been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure and prohibited orders under Section 144, of the Criminal Procedure code clamped.

Those who will try to spoil the atmosphere will not be spared and strict legal action will be taken against them.The miscreants are being arrested.The situation is under control at the moment,added Dy Commissioner.