Around a dozen vehicles were torched during the clashes and the police lobbed teargas shells and fired gunshots in the air to bring the situation under control.
The tension subdued in the early hours of Wednesday. Heavy police force has been deployed in the area to avoid any untoward incident, said police.
"We have rounded up eight people," Bhopal (North) Superintendent of Police (SP) Arvind Saxena told PTI today.
Efforts are on to settle the differences between the two communities by initiating a dialogue between them, the SP added.
Members of the two communities claim that the structure belonged to their respective faiths, sparking off the tension.
"Situation is peaceful now," district Collector Nishant Warwade said.
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