Village guard runs over two tribal women with tractor in land dispute in central India
by ShravyaA land dispute in central India’s Chattisgarh escalated tragically when the village guard ran over two tribal women with a tractor.
The incident took place at Bija village of Bilaspur district and the video went viral on May 20.
Visuals showed in a field, a man sat on a tractor arguing with several people standing nearby. Moments later, the man drove the tractor over two women and several young men present there. The young men tried to stop him, but he did not halt.
According to reports in a tragic incident in the village of Bija, under the Takhatpur police station in Bilaspur district, a land dispute led to violence when the village guard ran over two tribal women with a tractor. The conflict arose over plowing rights in a disputed field.
According to witnesses, a man was sitting on a tractor in the field, arguing with several people standing nearby. Moments later, he drove the tractor over two women and several young men who were present. Despite the young men’s attempts to stop him, the man did not halt.
This incident highlights the severe tensions and potential for violence inherent in unresolved land disputes in the region.