8 injured in clash over land dispute in Muzaffarnagar

Eight people were injured after a clash broke out between two groups over a land dispute, police said Tuesday. The incident happened at Khudda village on Monday and over 20 people have been taken into custody to control the situation, Chapar Police Station in-charge HN Singh said.

The trouble started when Mursalin Qureshi and Khalil Qureshi entered into an argument over the land disputed, he said, adding the verbal exchanges escalated to a violent clash during which the two groups used sharp weapon and lathis. He said the police arrived at the spot upon being informed about the clash. The eight injured people -- Mursalin, Munna, Bala, Iftakhar, Khalil, Sovan, Shakib and Farman -- were taken to a hospital, he said.