Farmer beheaded in water dispute

Farmer beheaded in water dispute

INDONESIA: A farmer from Bengkulu village, Bandu Agung was
beheaded during a dispute over irrigation water, Antara reported.

Police said Saturday that Ceman, 35, was killed on Wednesday
by his neighbor identified only as Sar, 32, who later surrendered
to police.

South Bengkulu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Djumli Syafrudin
said Ceman accused Sar of controlling the irrigation water in his
favor so it did not flow to Ceman's rice field.

"On Wednesday, they ran into each other in a rice field and
Sar used his machete to kill Ceman there," he said. "I think it
is quite a rare crime."

Riuslan, a resident of the neighboring village of Padang Guci,
said conflict among farmers over irrigation water occurred
frequently there. -- Antara