India: In India's Silicon Valley, the Water Wars Have Turned Deadly

Sep 16, 2016 | Chhavi Sachdev, Public Radio International
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Violent disputes over water are nothing new in India — in such a large and crowded country, deciding the rights to trans-boundary waters is always contentious. We've seen buses burned, shops looted, and cities clamped under curfew during fights over water. But last week was the first time in recent history that a civilian was killed — and two others injured by police gunfire — as protests turned ugly in the southern city of Bangalore (also called Bengaluru), the capital of Karnataka state. A second protester later died from their injuries.