At least six persons sustained injuries in a group clash on Thursday at village Talakaipada under the Bari police station in Jajpur district.
Tension continued for the second day on Friday after people from both the groups clashed on the day of Holi. All the six injured persons are now undergoing treatment at the Government hospital at Bari, said Bari PS IIC Bamadev Nanda.
The groups attacked each other with wooden logs and handmade bombs. The conditions of two injured persons Subash Ray and Rabi Ray were stated to be serious.
The police registered cases against some persons, but no arrests were made so far. Two platoons of police have been deployed at the village to check any further untoward incident.