Haveri, 18 July

One person was killed and more than ten injured when a violent clash broke out between two families on 15 July over a dispute regarding a cart road in Byagavadi village of Hangal taluk in Haveri district.

Karnataka police said that 60-year-old Adiveppa Uddanakalu succumbed to the injuries he sustained during the fight, on 16 July, at the district hospital. The other injured people are undergoing treatment.

Malatesh NingappaKamer, a resident of the village, was accused of encroaching upon a cart road adjoining his agricultural land, police said. Villager Uduchappa Uddanakalu had begun a campaign to remove the alleged encroachment, and preparations were underway to conduct an official land survey.

On the evening of 15 July, a fight broke out between members of the Vaddar community, who had come in support of the Kamer family, and the Uddanakalu family. Both sides allegedly attacked each other with sticks and clubs. Police said that one of the accusedallegedly drove a Tempo Traveller vehicle into the crowd, which ran over Adiveppa.

Adiveppa's family members alleged that they had been subjected to violence over the land dispute and sought strict action and compensation.