Bhopal

Clash over Govt land leaves several injured

Staff Reporter

Four persons including two women were severely injured while more than a dozen people suffered minor injuries in a bloody clash over possession of a Government land in Bhadbhada village under Sukhi Sewania police station area.

The in-charge of Sukhi Sewania police station Manoj Dixit said that the clash broke out in the evening and in the fight which started with verbal spate soon turned physical in which women were injured who used wooden sticks to arrack the other group.

Providing the reason behind the clash, Dixit said disputed land which is a government property is under possession of Dataram and his relative Radha Bai wanted the possession of the land and had fights over the possession in the past.

In the evening after the clash injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were referred to Sai hospital in Nishatpura area. The condition of the injured victims is stable and was discharged later, he added.

Dixit denied use of

any sharp-edged weapon in the clash and claimed that

the wooden sticks were used to attack.

The injured were identified as Dataram, Ravi alias Raju, Radha Bai and Nandini. A complaint was lodged by Dataram against Gopal, Radha Bai, Umesh, Nitesh, Nandita and Kajal. From the other group, Radha Bai lodged a complaint against Dataram, Heera Bai, Rakesh and Pooja. Further investigations have been started but no arrests have been made in the case. After the preliminary investigation police have registered case of assault and rioting against members of the groups who entered the clash.