50 houses torched, 2 injured in clash in Odisha

Two persons were seriously injured and about 50 houses torched in a clash between two groups in Chandili area of Odisha's Rayagada district, police said on Thursday. The clash took place between residents of nearby Sanachandili-Badachandili and Kalahandipada-Nuapada villages over a trivial matter last evening, they said.

Two persons of Badachandili village were critically injured in the violence as both groups fought a pitched battle pelting stones and using sticks, iron rods and sharp weapons, they said.  As a fallout of the violent clash, a group stormed into Kalahandipada village this morning and set afire about 50 houses, police sid.

The injured persons were immediately taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to Visakhapatnam for treatment.

Senior police officials rushed to the spot and additional force was deployed in the area to prevent any further flare up.