1 killed, 10 injured in clash over water in Bundelkhand

One of the injured victims, Raj Yadav, 28, said, “We need water for irrigation of at least 100 acres agricultural land but residents of Bajreda village don’t allow us to take water from the dam.”

Published on: Dec 7, 2020, 05:38:57 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash over distribution over water in Bundelkhand region, police officials said on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Khilaan Yadav, 50, a resident of Dhand village of Sagar district.

“There was a tension between residents of Dhand and Bajreda villages over the distribution of water of Sagari dam constructed on a local lake in Sagar district. On Sunday afternoon, the villagers of Dhand village, which is in downstream of the lake, tried to open the gates of the dam for irrigation purpose but residents of Bajreda village reached there to stop them from opening the gate. They attacked each other with stones, cane and wooden sticks,” Sagar superintendent of police Atul Singh said.

A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against nine people, Singh said.

One of the injured victims, Raj Yadav, 28, said, “We need water for irrigation of at least 100 acres agricultural land but residents of Bajreda village don’t allow us to take water from the dam.”

Resident of Bajreda village however denied ever stopping the residents of Dhand village from drawing water.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More