Bhubaneswar: As many as six persons were injured as two groups of people clashed over politics at Bhaliadihi village under Sharankul police station in Nayagarh district last night.

According to reports, the six persons, who were injured, belonged to two groups, one of the BJD and another of the BJP.

While no FIR has been lodged in the police station, adequate police personnel have been deployed in the village to ensure that tension doesn’t escalate there.