AMRITSAR, Oct. 28 -- Four persons, including two Punjab Police personnel, were injured after alleged drug peddlers and their associates attacked them in Shikar Machhian village near Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district late on Monday night.

According to reports, the clash erupted when villagers objected to the alleged sale of narcotics in the area and confronted outsiders entering the village to buy drugs.

The confrontation escalated into a physical altercation between the two groups, leaving two villagers injured.

A police contingent, including commandos, rushed to the village to restore order and intervene in the dispute. After police arrested a few people, others allegedly attacked the police personnel instead of dispersing, peltin...