An 80-year-old man in Tamil Nadu has been arrested on Monday after he opened fire on three men over the land dispute. The octogenarian has been taken under custody and the local police had launched a probe towards the shooting.

The incident happened at 10.30 am on Monday morning in Appar street in Palani, Dindigul district. The CCTV footage from the spot had captured the shocking scenes where 80-year-old Natarajan was seen casually lifting the gun and shooting at three men standing on the side of the road. 

He shoots two rounds of bullets at the two men of which one had fallen on the road and after witnessing a shooting that happened in the broad daylight, another elderly man from the opposite side of the road was seen throwing a log at the shooter, however, the latter had started targeting the third man and the third man was seen fleeing the spot. 

According to reports, Natarajan owns a theater in Palani and there was a land dispute between him and a farmer named Illangovan for many years. The peasant had owned 12 cents of land in Appar street but Natarajan, who lives close to the property had claimed that a portion of the land belongs to him. Amid the dispute, Illangovan had hoarded fence around his land. 

However, Natarajan had strongly objected to the fencing following which the peasant had brought his relatives Subramani and Palanisamy to defuse the dispute with Natarajan. However, when the trio went for negotiation, Natarajan pulled out his gun and started shooting them. When Illangovan had fled the spot, the two - Subramani and Palanisamy had got injured from the shooting. 

While Subramani got shot in the stomach, Palanisamy has got shot on the hip. The reports say that both the injured persons have been getting treated at a Madurai hospital. The police said that the cause for the shooting was a land dispute. It came to the revelation that Natarajan had a licensed gun, which he used to shoot them. Natarajan has now been arrested and the police had launched the probe.

The police further stated that the two injured are doing stable. A bullet was removed from Palanisamy's waist and since Subramani had suffered deep injuries, he was shifted to Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai and the police had seized the gun. 

80-year-old Natarajan opens fire on the relatives of Ilangovan over a land dispute. The incident happened in Palani, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu on Monday and the shooter was arrested while the injured have been getting treated. #Palani #TamilNadu #TNPolice pic.twitter.com/tETcVPVFc2

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