Jhargram (WB), Jul 21 (PTI) A police official and a number of political party workers were injured in a clash between activists of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP over a local issue in a village in West Bengals Jhargram district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred at Kalinja under Beliabera police station area.

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Circle Inspector of Gopiballabhpur, Gautam Chakraborty, was seriously injured when he was trying to bring the situation under control, police said.

Chakraborty was admitted to Jhargram Super-speciality Hospital while the injured BJP and TMC activists were released after administering first aid.

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District Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Bharat Rathod said the incident would be probed.

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