Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 16: Four men were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a dispute at Udpur village within the Jhinjhana police station limits in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday, when two persons — identified as Shehzad and Shahid — got into an argument over marking the boundary lines of their respective fields, the police said.

Others joined the melee soon after and the verbal confrontation turned into a violent clash, in which lathis and sharp weapons were used, they added.

Four persons — Shehzad, Arif, Sharik and Shahnawaz — were injured in the clash and shifted to a hospital, the police said, adding that a case was lodged in connection with the incident.

PTI