Five persons, including a circle officer and a policeman, were on Saturday injured when two groups clashed during a Ram Navami procession
at a village in Ramgarh district, police said.
The clash broke out after villagers of one group hurled stones at another during the procession, leading to minor injuries to the five persons, a police officer said.
The injured were admitted to a government hospital in Ramgarh.
Superintendent of Police, Nidhi Dwivedi, said security has been beefed up in the area and the situation is under control.