5 killed in clash over land left behind by receding Ganga

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Press Trust of India Etah (UP)
Last Updated : Dec 17 2016 | 7:32 PM IST
Five people were killed and one other injured as rival factions clashed over a piece of land in Sunngadhi area of neighbouring Kasganj district here, police said today
Rival factions belonging to different villages opened fire at each other and clashed over tilling a piece of land left behind by receding Ganga river.
In the cross firing, Ram Rahees and Amrit Pal of Kisaul village, and Shivram, Ram Kishore (both brothers) and Sukhbir of Kilauli village were killed and another was injured, SP, Sunil Kumar said.
Every year, villagers in Kasganj lay claim over the land left behind either by receding Ganga or the river changing its course and illegally sow their crop on it.

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First Published: Dec 17 2016 | 7:32 PM IST

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