6 injured as villagers clash over sewerage cleaning

6 injured as villagers clash over sewerage cleaning
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Muzaffarnagar (UP): Six people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over cleaning of sewerage at Hashampur in the Ramraj police station area of the district, police said on Saturday.

The injured, including a woman, have been admitted to two hospitals where their conditions were stated to be stable, they said.

According to Ramraj police station SHO Satendra Nagar, an argument between two neighbors over the cleaning of sewerage escalated into a group clash with villagers pelting stones and beating each other with clubs.

Four people have been taken into police custody in connection with the clash, the SHO said.