Barring sporadic instances of violence, Tuesday night passed off peacefully in the city

A Sub-inspector and two civilians were injured in separate incidents

Also, a police vehicle and three private vehicles were damaged by protestors at various places

The protest began on Monday night after MLA Raja Singh allegedly made derogatory comments against Prophet Mohammed

Following a complaint, he was arrested on Tuesday morning. Subsequently he was released

At Shahalibanda, a large crowd gathered around midnight on Tuesday and staged a protest for four hours

The protestors demanded arrest of the legislator

Effigies were burned by the mob and on a couple of instances, the police tried to disperse the crowd and resorted to lathicharge