<p>In a shocking incident, a Dalit man was shot dead by his neighbour in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, about 250 kilometres from Lucknow, after he allegedly objected to spilling water before his house.</p><p>According to the police sources here, the incident happened on Wednesday night.</p><p>Sources said that the victim, identified as Ramnewaj Raidas, a resident of Dhumai village. He worked as a labourer in a nearby market. His neighbour, Rahul Kumar, pumped bullets at him after having an argument over spilling water before Ramnewaj's house.</p>.Dalit students still face discrimination.<p>Police said that Rahul was infuriated after Ramnewaj warned him against doing so in future. Rahul, who carried a country made pistol, shot Ramnewaj in a fit of rage killing him on the spot.</p><p>Two members of Ramnewaj's family, both women, also sustained injuries by pellets, police said. Rahul fled after perpetrating the crime, police officials said adding that a hunt was launched to trace him.</p><p>Senior officials reached the village and security had been deployed in the locality as tension prevailed there after the incident. </p><p>''We are keeping an eye on the situation,'' a senior police official said.</p><p>The injured were admitted to the hospital. Two police constables were also deployed at the hospital for the protection of the injured, the officials added.</p>
<p>In a shocking incident, a Dalit man was shot dead by his neighbour in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, about 250 kilometres from Lucknow, after he allegedly objected to spilling water before his house.</p><p>According to the police sources here, the incident happened on Wednesday night.</p><p>Sources said that the victim, identified as Ramnewaj Raidas, a resident of Dhumai village. He worked as a labourer in a nearby market. His neighbour, Rahul Kumar, pumped bullets at him after having an argument over spilling water before Ramnewaj's house.</p>.Dalit students still face discrimination.<p>Police said that Rahul was infuriated after Ramnewaj warned him against doing so in future. Rahul, who carried a country made pistol, shot Ramnewaj in a fit of rage killing him on the spot.</p><p>Two members of Ramnewaj's family, both women, also sustained injuries by pellets, police said. Rahul fled after perpetrating the crime, police officials said adding that a hunt was launched to trace him.</p><p>Senior officials reached the village and security had been deployed in the locality as tension prevailed there after the incident. </p><p>''We are keeping an eye on the situation,'' a senior police official said.</p><p>The injured were admitted to the hospital. Two police constables were also deployed at the hospital for the protection of the injured, the officials added.</p>