Bolangir, Feb. 19 -- Water and electricity services were cut off in a Dalit settlement, with residents alleging caste-based discrimination in Odisha's Balangir district. However, a village official attributed the disruption to a local feud.

The settlement is located in the Dumerchuan village under the Turekela block of the district, and its residents reported that the drinking water supply in their area has been interrupted since February 12. According to local media, the settlement's streetlights were also turned off, leaving families to struggle in the dark after sunset.

The residents claimed that different areas of the village have faced no such disruption. "Houses in other parts of the village continue to receive water and electrici...