Indiscriminate firing over money dispute triggers panic in Dhanbad village

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jan 1 (PTI) Unidentified assailants resorted to indiscriminate firing at a village in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that no casualties were reported.

The incident, allegedly linked to a money transaction, triggered panic in Khudia Kalimat village within Nirsa police station limits, located about 36 km from the district headquarters.

Nirsa police station officer in-charge Anil Kumar Sharma said they recovered six empty cartridges.

"Investigation has started to ascertain the cause of the firing and assailants involved in it," he said. PTI COR SAN MNB