One person received bullet injuries when his neighbour allegedly shot him with an air gun owing to a land dispute at Anjuranmandhai near here on Wednesday.
The injured was identified as Perumal (57) of Anjuranmandhai near here.
The police said that preliminary inquiries revealed that Perumal had a land dispute with his neighbour Sankar (40) of Palani. A wordy altercation, it seemed, turned into a quarrel and Sankar, in a fit of anger, shot Perumal.
He received bullet injuries on the face. He was rushed to Theni Government Medical College Hospital. Meanwhile, Sankar escaped. A case has been registered.
