KAITHAL: A man was killed while 15 others sustained injuries in a clash between two groups following a dispute related to two shrines belonging to two different communities on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Shamsher Singh (50) of Badsui village.“Two shrines are built on a common land belonging to the village. The clash happened due to a property dispute following which a person of the village has been killed,” Badusi sarpanch Jasbir Kaur said.“As per the preliminary investigation, the two shrines belonging to two separate communities are built on a common land. Recently, some MP-LAD funds were to be utilised for some development. On Thursday, one of the communities erected a wall between the two shrines. On Friday morning, when the other community protested against it, a confrontation ensued. It has happened due to some local electoral politics in the village causing such a clash,” Kaithal superintendent of police Waseem Akram told TOI.“On the complaint of a villager, we have registered a case against the main accused identified as Om Prakash and others under Section 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), and 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Om Prakash and nearly 16 others have been rounded up and action as per law would be taken against the culprits,” the SP said.

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