10 injured in ABVP-SFI activists clash in Shimla

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At least 10 students were injured in a clash between Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Students Federation of India (SFI) members in the Himachal Pradesh University campus here on Sunday.

The clash took place when the ABVP activists asked the SFI members to stop playing cricket on the ground where they wanted to hold an "RSS shakha".

Most of the injured were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital here, said a police official.

He said that the police is investigating the case.

While SFI activities accused the ABVP activists of attacking them with “laathis”, ABVP activists claimed they were attacked by SFI activists with cricket bats and wickets.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur termed the clash between two group of students as unfortunate. Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj visited the hospital to enquire about the students.

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