6 injured in clash between Cong-JD (S) workers

Hubli, June 4 (UNI) Six workers, belonging to the Congress and JD (Secular) were injured, two of them seriously, when they clashed at Nagavi village in Gadag district of Karnataka today.

The trouble started around 1130 hrs after polling of votes in the byelection to the village panchayat began, leading to tension in the village.

Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the two groups and bring the situation under control.

The seriously injured were admitted to the district hospital.

Additional police personnel were deployed in the village to prevent any untoward incident.

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