Sylhet: At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Haripur in Jaintapur upazila on Monday night, reports UNB. Local people said a man of Hemu Haudpara village went to Haripur Bazar to purchase shoe and locked into an altercation with the shop owner, a resident of Balipara village, over its price, triggering the clash around 9pm. In a sequel to the incident, residents of the two villages fought a pitched battle at Haripur Bazar, leaving at least 50 people injured. Ten of the injured were admitted to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital. The agitated villagers also vandalised 7-8 shops of the bazaar during the five-hour long fight. Vehicular movement on Sylhet-Tamabil highway was also disrupted for five hours following the clash, creating a long tailback on it. On information, police rushed to the spot and took the situation under control around 2:30am, said OC of Jaintapur model police station Shafiul Kabir. Addition police were deployed in the area to fend off further trouble, the OC added.