Chandigarh, August 11: Eight people sustained bullet injuries when two factions of the Namdhari sect opened fire at each other over an old land dispute in Haryana's Sirsa district on Sunday, police said. A case has been registered in the matter.

A heated argument broke out between two factions of the Namdhari sect in Sirsa's Rania over a plot of land. Later, members of both groups opened fire, resulting in injuries to eight people, a police official said. Haryana: Miscreants Open Fire At Mahindra Showroom in Hisar, Leave Note Demanding Rs 5 Crore Ransom; Video Surfaces.

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Police personnel managed to control the situation after reaching the spot. The injured were rushed to the Agroha medical college, police said. A case has been registered in the matter and an investigation is underway. Heavy police force has been deployed in Rania, they said.

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