A Chhattisgarh Bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday to protest against the murder of a 23-year-old after a communal clash in Bemetara district evoked wide response across the state.
Businesses including petrol pumps and educational institutions remained closed in almost all areas.
Bandh supporters including from the VHP and BJP took to the streets in the morning and urged traders to support the protest.
Tension prevailed in village Biranpur and in Bemetara district amid reports of a crowd setting fire to a house.
State BJP chief Arun Sao was prevented from reaching Biranpur village to meet the family of the deceased. He sat on a protest at Saja in Bemetara and was later arrested to maintain law and order.
Durg Range IG Anand Chabra is camping in Bemetara.
Collector P.S. Alma said the assembly of five or more people has been banned in Biranpur. A total of 11 persons were arrested on charges of rioting.
The Collector urged representatives of the society and heads of organizations to maintain peace.
He said police forces have been deployed in Biranpur. Barricading was done in Biranpur village so that outsiders cannot enter the village.
He said FIRs have been filed against miscreants who tried to disrupt the law and order.