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4 killed as two groups open fire over sharing of irrigation water in Punjab's Batala

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Chandigarh: Four people were killed after two groups of villagers in Punjab's Gurdaspur district attacked and opened fire at each other apparently over an old rivalry, police said on Monday.

The incident took place at Lighanwala Chowk in Sri Hargobindpur in Batala on Sunday night. There were 13 people in total in the two groups and all of them hail from village Vithwan here.

Two persons from each group died in the firing, said Batala Senior Superintendent of Police Ashwini Gotyal.

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