Members of Christian and Hindu communities clashed and indulged in vandalising public property in Batala town of Gurudaspur district of Punjab over publication of a picture of Jesus Christ in an allegedly objectionable manner. The incident prompted authorities to clamp an indefinite curfew in the city.<br/><br/>Police said members of the Christian community took out a protest march through the town during which some of them turned violent and set afire six two-wheelers, damaged three buses, a shopping mall and around 50 shops in different areas. <br/><br/>They were protesting against the publication of a picture of Jesus Christ in a book by a Delhi-based publisher recently which was reproduced in some newspapers in the state. <br/><br/>Protestors belonging to Hindu community also took to the streets and tried to set on fire a church, police said adding, the damage to the place of worship was minimal as the fire brigade and the police reached the spot in time. <br/><br/>Clashes took place in nearby Majitha town yesterday over the issue with reports of protestors damaging shops and torching vehicles.<br/>