Muzaffarnagar, Aug 25 (PTI) Thirteen people were injured after a clash broke out between two groups over a minor dispute in Shamli district, police said on Sunday.

The clash broke out between two groups over taking water from a public hand pump in Sakoti village, which comes under the jurisdiction of Jhinjana police station, said Dinesh Kumar, in-charge of Chosana police outpost.

Injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, he said.

Meanwhile, security was tightened and extra police force was deployed in the village, Kumar added.

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