India, Dec. 20 -- The Assam police have arrested four people in connection with the killing of a Class 10 girl student in Cachar district, officials said on Saturday.

The minor girl died after being critically injured in a violent clash at Hatikhala Bazaar on Monday night after a long-standing land dispute allegedly escalated into a confrontation between two groups. She was rushed to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH) with grievous injuries, where she died while undergoing treatment on Wednesday night.

The arrested men, Raju Ahmed, Atabur Rahman, Rais Ali and Shahab Uddin, were picked up during a late-night operation on Friday, officials said.

Hospital records show that at least 12 people, including men and women, were brought...