A clash broke out between two groups of tribal people over ‘podu’ lands-related dispute at Chandrayapalem village in Sathupalli mandal of Khammam district, leaving four police personnel, including an inspector, injured.
The incident sparked tension in the forest fringe village under Buggapadu gram panchayat on Sunday afternoon.
An altercation ensued between members of two groups belonging to Chandrayapalem and Buggapadu villages over a long simmering dispute related to cultivating podu lands located between the two villages in reserve forest area, sources said. The heated argument soon took the form of a clash as members of both groups resorted to a fist fight, vociferously staking claim to the podu lands.
