The riots broke out following a clash between 34-year-old Ashok Walunj, brother of a former local Shiv Sena chief, and Samir Shaikh.

The body of Ashok was found with stab wounds and his mother died of heart attack on hearing the news of her son’s death.

Shaikh was seriously wounded and is struggling for life in a hospital, official sources said here today.

As the news of Ashok’s death spread, a mob went on the rampage, hurling stones and indulging in stabbing and setting ablaze houses and commercial establishments of another community, prompting the police to open fire and impose curfew.

The violence flared up further with a woman belonging to the minority community being stabbed to death by unidentified persons. She was identified as Nasarbai Chougale.