The whole of India is facing severe water crisis. Most of the states either have less or no access to potable water. People are fighting amongst themselves to get their share of water. One such tragic incident has been reported from Trichy in Tamil Nadu where a 33-year-old activist who also operated an overhead tank was beaten to death by four members of a family in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. His only fault was his objection to their drawing water in huge plastic barrels from a public tap. The accused have been arrested by the police and investigations are on.
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The deceased, D Anand Babu, is a resident of Vilar South colony near Thanjavur. Kumar, 48, who lived in the area, was filling water from the tap onto his plastic barrels from a nearby overhead tank with his three sons.