The villagers feared that the virus would spread in the area with her cremation. In retaliation, they pelted policemen and health workers with stones and bricks.
In the scuffle, a few policemen and the Deputy Superintendent of Police were injured.
Later the crowd was pacified with the assurance that there was risk of the virus spread, a police officer said.
The woman died at the Civil Hospital in Ambala Cantonment.
The suspects have been booked under the amended Epidemic Diseases Act.
( With inputs from IANS )