Gujarat: One killed, 4 hurt in group clash over land dispute in Morbi

RAJKOT: One person was killed and four other injured in a clash between two groups in Maliya Miyana of Morbi district on Sunday night.
Police said members of one group led by Kareem Jam (41) attacked the members of the other group led by Kasam Jam (32). Both the groups attacked each other with swords, knives, scythes and iron pipes.
While a person identified as Anwar Jam (26), brother of Kasam was killed, Gulam Malani from Kasam group was injured.In the other group, Kareem and Dawood Jam received injuries.
“Both Kareem and Kasam are cousin brothers. They have been having a dispute pertaining to the share in their ancestral farm land for the past one year. On the fateful night, members of both the groups came face to face at Maliya Miyana mamlatdar office,” said J V Vania, sub-inspecor with Maliya MIyana police station.
While Anwar and Malani were travelling in an SUV, Kareem and Dawood were riding on their bike. “Four of them confronted each other at the mamlatdar office. After a heated exchange of expletives, the members of both the groups called their respective family members, who rushed to the spot in vehicles armed with sharp edged weapons and iron pipes,” said Vania.
Kasam and Faruq Jam, who arrived in a car, allegedly rammed their vehicle into Dawood and caused him fracture in his both legs.
Those injured from both the groups were first taken to Maliya Miyana Civil Hospital and from there to Morbi Civil Hospital and to Rajkot Civil Hospital, where the members of both the groups lodged the complaint and the counter complaint against each other.