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A violent clash over the harvesting of cashew nuts has left 15 people injured in the Astaranga region of Puri district on Saturday. The confrontation occurred in the vicinity of the Devi river, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Astaranga police station.
The dispute involved two groups fighting over access to cashew orchards located in the river's floodplain. The areas of Baliadia and Jagatsinghpur blocks, including the Tarasahi village, were the epicenter of this violent clash.
According to sources, this conflict broke out early in the morning when approximately 40 families from Baliadia village, who traditionally harv...