Hisar: 12 injured, 8 bikes set ablaze in clash over water
Hisar: 12 injured, 8 bikes set ablaze in clash over water A clash broke out between people of two villages over filling water from a canal to irrigation department’s water channel under the Hansi sub-division of Hisar district on Monday late night. The clash turned out violent after which eight bikes were set ablaze and 12 villagers received injuries, including husband of the village sarpanch. Giving information, the DSP said, “A clash broke out suddenly between residents of Dhani Peeranwali and Putti Mangal Khan villages over filling canal water. Police have started proceedings to register cases against the accused. No arrests have been made so far.” Sources said it all started when villagers of Dhani Peeranwali village and irrigation workers started filling an empty water-box using a pipeline from Putti canal. It has been alleged that the villagers of Putti Mangal Khan reached the spot with other villagers and opposed the move and asked the irrigation department people to show proper documents of filling water from the canal to water channel. The husband of the sarpanch, Mahender Kumar, irrigation department’s worker Mahesh Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Radhey Shyam, (all injured in the incident) told the police that villagers of Putti Mangal Khan attacked them and set their motorcycles ablaze and fled from the spot. -PTC News
