Muzaffarnagar: At least eight people were injured in clashes between two groups near here over a bull entering into a filed and damaging standing crops, police said today.

The incident happened yesterday at Umerpur village under Thana Bhawan police station in Shamli district.

SHO Krishan Kumar said the two groups used lathis and other sharp weapons against each other.

He said the police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The inured have been shifted to hospital.