Belur (West Bengal):
A heated argument over the supply of drinking water at the
Domjur assembly
constituency in the Howrah district of West Bengal culminated in a firing incident on Tuesday.
The unrest over the water pipeline at the Sampuipara area of Belur town saw tension prevail over the entire area.
According to locals, 2 rounds were fired during the incident. However, the accused has been arrested. But police insist that no shots were fired.
On Tuesday afternoon, a pipeline was being laid to deliver government drinking water to residential houses in the Sapuipara Poll No. 12 area of Domjur assembly constituency.
According to the locals, a man named Ramesh Chowdhury from the area arrived at the spot in a drunken state at that time. He started demanding that his house should be connected first. When other residents of the area protested, Ramesh allegedly pulled out a firearm and fired two shots at the ground and then into the air, local sources claimed.
Upon receiving the news, a police team from the Nishchinda police station came to the spot and arrested Ramesh. However, police sources claimed that no firing took place during the incident.
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