Thirteen people including four policemen were injured in a clash between locals of two villages in Bara district on Monday.

The clash took place between the locals of Bhagwanpur of Simraungadh Municipality Ward No 11 and those of Paterwa of Adarsh ​​Kotwal Municipality Ward No 6 over a water outlet in a local irrigation canal.

A police team from the Simraungadh Area Police Office dispersed the crowd by firing 13 rounds of warning shots and six tear gas shells to control the situation.

DSP Mishra said police fired warning shots and teargas shells after the clash between the two groups turned violent. “The ward chairman of Adarsh Kotwal Municipality Ward No 6 along with other Paterwa locals were beaten up in Bhagwanpur. The situation soon got out of control when mobs from both the villages started becoming unruly,” said Mishra. “A police team has been deployed at the incident site for security.”

The injured are being treated at a local clinic, he said.