India, Dec. 25 -- A 45-year-old man and his nephew were killed and six others were injured in a clash in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Thursday, police said.

"Two persons were killed, Madhab Sarkar, 38 and Jadav Sarkar, 27 at Hajrahat village. Six persons were injured. Two of them are serious. We have registered a case and investigation is going on," said an officer of Mathabhanga police station.

Police have arrested six persons including a local Trinamool Congress leader in this connection.

Local residents said that a clash broke out on Thursday morning between two families. "The two groups attacked each other with sharp weapons. At least eight persons were injured. Two of them succumbed to their injuries later in the hospital...