Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 24 (PTI) A person was killed and ten people were injured after two groups clashed in Shamli district over a land dispute, police said on Monday.

Sharp-edged weapons, bricks and lathis were used by both sides during the clash in Thanabhawan area on Sunday evening, they said.

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Security has been tightened and extra police force has been deployed in the area as a precautionary measure.

Zulfikar, 40, died in the incident and 10 people were injured, Superintendent of Police Abhishek told reporters.

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The clash took place when Intazar and Guddi were confronted by Zulfikar and others over a land dispute, the SP said.

The injured have been rushed to a hospital where their condition was said to be stable.

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