70-year old man injured in country bomb attack by nephews

Tuticorin: A 70-year old was injured when a country bomb was hurled at him allegedly by six persons, including four of his nephews, over a property dispute at Sathankulam in this district on Tuesday, police said.

Victim Chellappa was owning 15 acres of land. His sister's son Ponpandi had been demanding that the land be given to him. He was riding a bicycle on Tuesday morning when Ponpandi, his three brothers and two others attacked him with a country bomb, injuring him in his legs.

Chellappa had been admitted to a hospital, police said adding a search was on for the six.