A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured in a clash between two groups over some monetary dispute at Nagla village here, police said today.
The incident took place last evening under Ratanpuri police station when the accused Zakir Qureshi demanded his money from one Dilnawaz at the latter's house, they said.
The confrontation snowballed into a violent clash in which lathis and fire arms were freely used, police said.
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Police, however, claimed that she was injured with lathi and not fire arms.
A case has been registered in this connection, they said, adding further investigation is on.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened in the village and additional police has been deployed after the incident.