Bhubaneswar: A villager was killed and 10 others sustained critical injuries as people of two villages, Sagar and Panchagochhia, under Athagarh area in Cuttack district clashed over distribution of water to agriculture fields from a Malabandha this morning.

The deceased was identified as Shridhar Samal of Sagar village. All the injured persons have been admitted in the Narasinghapur hospital.

Adequate police personnel have been deployed in the two villages to pacify the situation, said reports.