Several people were injured and three to four shops were destroyed Wednesday as residents of two villages in Odisha’s Khurda district engaged in a violent clash over a boundary dispute, police said.

The incident comes a few days after prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNSS, imposed in the area after a previous incident of violence over the issue, were lifted.

“Several people were injured in stone-pelting between residents of Ostapur and Kotapalla villages in the Baghamari police station area this morning. Three to four shops were also gutted in the incident. Even a CCTV camera installed by the police to monitor the situation was damaged. Security forces were rushed to the area to control the situation,” Khurda Superintendent of Police Vivekananda Sharma told reporters.

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