Two killed in Bihar over water dispute

Two

people were shot dead and a Dalit woman was injured yesterday during a caste-clash over water sharing for irrigation in Bihar’s Nawada district, police said.

The incident in Khaira village, has caused tension in the area. Security forces have been deployed. The area is facing an acute shortage of rainfall. Farmers are restless for their kharif crop mainly paddy. Following a heated exchange between two groups, a powerful backward caste group opened fire and killed two persons on the spot. (IANS)