Mumbai: One person was killed in police firing and another stabbed to death on October 12, taking the death toll to seven, as arson and rioting continued for the second consecutive day in textile town of Solapur in Maharashtra despite imposition of curfew.

"Police opened fire to quell the rioting mob killing one person and injuring two others," Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Manikrao Thakre said.

He said another person was stabbed to death and miscreants continued to torch shops and business establishments despite curfew being in force in the city.

Nearly 120 persons have been injured in the two days' violence, the minister said adding that police had made 258 arrests so far.

Violence in the city had claimed five lives on October 11, three in police firing and two in stabbing, and left many injured.

Curfew has been extended till October 13 morning and a decision on its continuance would be taken after reviewing the situation, the minister said.

Trouble had broken out in the textile city on October 11 after a bandh called by local outfit "Muslim Vikas Parishad", headed by a journalist M D Shaikh to protest the US Baptist Minister Jerry Falwel's reported statement against prophet Mohammed, turned violent.

PTI