A 13-year-old tribal girl was shot dead with an arrow following an argument over drawing water from a handpump at Chhota Bhavta village near here, police said today.
Surmda Bhil, her brother Nirmal and uncle Suresh had gone to fetch water from a hand-operated borewell in the village late last night, Azadnagar police station inspector SPS Chauhan said.
The borewell's owner, Inder Singh (55), and his son Mesta (30), also belonging to a tribal community, got into an argument with them over drawing water, and allegedly shot arrows at them.
One of the bolts pierced Surmada through the left eye, killing her on the spot.
"We got information in the early hours today and rushed there. Case has been registered under section 302 (murder) of IPC and we are searching for Singh and his son," Chauhan said.
