Rayagada:
Two persons were seriously injured and about 50 houses torched in a clash between two groups in Chandili area of Odisha's Rayagada district, police said on Thursday.
The clash took place between residents of nearby Sanachandili-Badachandili and Kalahandipada-Nuapada villages over a trivial matter on Wednesday evening, they said.
Two persons of Badachandili village were critically injured in the violence as both groups fought a pitched battle pelting stones and using sticks, iron rods and sharp weapons, they said.
As a fallout of the violent clash, a group stormed into Kalahandipada village on Thursday morning and set afire about 50 houses, police said.
The injured persons were immediately taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Visakhapatnam for treatment.
Senior police officials rushed to the spot and additional force was deployed in the area to prevent any further flare up.
The clash took place between residents of nearby Sanachandili-Badachandili and Kalahandipada-Nuapada villages over a trivial matter on Wednesday evening, they said.
Two persons of Badachandili village were critically injured in the violence as both groups fought a pitched battle pelting stones and using sticks, iron rods and sharp weapons, they said.
As a fallout of the violent clash, a group stormed into Kalahandipada village on Thursday morning and set afire about 50 houses, police said.
The injured persons were immediately taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Visakhapatnam for treatment.
Senior police officials rushed to the spot and additional force was deployed in the area to prevent any further flare up.
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