Many people were left injured on Friday after two groups clashed at Gandhinagar Square in the city. The violent faceoff started from an argument over a trivial matter.
Sources said five to seven youths assaulted a person of the rival group after a heated altercation. Later, about 20 persons of the rival group armed with iron rods and sharp weapons arrived at the spot and attacked the youths, in which Akhaya Panda, B Rajesh Patrso Jemas Swain and Debasish Patnaik were injured. Later all the injured were rushed to the City Hospital.
Later, both the groups lodged separate complaints in the Town police regarding the incident. Two cases have been registered and investigations are on, said Additional Superintendent of Police PK Mishra.