Villagers allege caste bias as water cut in Odisha, official denies

Water and electricity services were cut off in a Dalit settlement, with residents alleging caste discrimination in Odisha's Balangir. The locals claimed that different areas of the village have faced no such disruption. "Preliminary probe suggested that...there was a feud between two groups...One group deliberately disrupted...water supply and electricity out of revenge," a village official said.