GURGAON: A group of women on their way to perform a puja were allegedly pelted with stones from a madrassa in Nuh on Thursday evening, injuring nine of them and causing law and order tension in a town that witnessed communal clashes just four months ago.Three minors - students of the madrassa - were apprehended on Friday and sent to a shelter home after being produced in a juvenile justice board.A case was filed against unknown persons under sections 323 (causing hurt) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of theIPC and provisions of the SC and ST Act at City police station.A huge police force was out on the streets of Nuh on Friday to thwart attempts of any communal backlash.

Teams from the district administration conducted peace meetings with religious leaders and appealed to people not to write posts on social media that could foment communal tension.

Markets remained open as usual and there was no untoward incident till late Friday evening.The July 31 riots that started with an attack on a religious group in Nuh had spread to several south Haryana districts, killing at least seven persons over the next few days.

Several people were arrested for making incendiary posts related to the clashes on social media.Around 8pm on Friday, a group of 20-25 women from the Dalit community were going to perform 'kua pujan' to celebrate a birth in their family when some people in the madrassa allegedly hurled abuses at them.

When the women confronted them, they were pelted with stones, police said.A police team that reached the spot sent nine of the injured women to a nearby hospital.

A complaint was lodged by Ram Avatar, who had organised the puja.

"They hadn't disturbed anybody.

The attack on them was unprovoked," he said.Nuh police chief Narendra Bijarniya said the three minors were apprehended.

He confirmed they were students of the madrassa, saying he would talk to the imam.

"They should insist on instilling discipline among the children.

They should be taught how to behave," the SP said.In a statement to police, the imam of the madrassa said a few students were playing on the terrace when a few slippers and stones kept on the cornice fell on the group of women walking below.Muslim women perform Ram aarti in Kashi, sends message of communal harmony