BHopal:
Five men were killed and two seriously injured in clashes over goat grazing in a village in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh. Datia is part of the constituency of the State Secretary for the Interior, Dr. Narottam Mishra.
The dead included four young men and an older man.
The clash followed an argument when two groups met to resolve a dispute over goat grazing.
Datia Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma said members of two communities – Dangi and Pal – had gathered in the village on Wednesday to resolve the dispute amicably.
But an argument ensued which took a violent turn and guns were fired.
“So far, six men from both sides have been detained for questioning and the case has been registered in this case,” he said.
Five men – four of them in their 30s and one over 70 – were killed. Two others were seriously injured and are in hospital.
Of the five men who died, three were from the Dangi community, the other two were friends. Both groups belong to the Other Backward Classes category.
The victims have been identified as Prakash Dangi, Ramnaresh Dangi, Surendra Dangi, Rajendra Pal and Raghavendra Pal, all of whom died of gunshot wounds.
Due to the tension, a large number of police personnel have been stationed in the area.
