In the battle for supremacy at least 14 people were injured while several rounds were fired under loyabad police station at Baghmara in Dhanbad district on Monday.
According to eyewitness, people were injured following a clash between the supporters of Marxist Coordination Committee (MCC) MlA Arup Chatterjee and the supporters of BJP MlA Dhullu Mahato over the battle for supremacy in the area.
Supporters opened some rounds of fire while some hurled stone, rods during the clash, said another eyewitness. The injured were rushed to the local hospital where conditions of few of them are stated to be serious.
People who got minor injuries were released after providing first aid.
Clash erupted over contract and outsourcing in the coal mines, said a source. It got controlled when police along with DSP Baghmara Manish Kumar rushed on the spot. “Policemen have been deployed in large numbers in the area to prevent further violence,” said the DSP.