Kolkata: One youth was killed and another was injured in a clash between two groups on Saturday over opening a COVID-19 quarantine centre in West Bengal's Birbhum district, the police said.
According to the locals, the disturbance began after a team of government officials reviewed the proposal to open a quarantine centre at a village in Parui area and left.
The situation turned volatile and the groups engaged in an armed clash during which shots were fired and bombs were hurled indiscriminately.