Man severs neighbour’s arm near Anamalai in Coimbatore district

The police on Wednesday (September 23) apprehended a man who severed his neighbour’s right arm over a property dispute. V. Aruchamy (45), a resident of New Arjuna Colony at Odaiyakulam near Anamalai, was detained by the police for chopping the arm of M. Murugan (50).

Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that a civil dispute had been prevailing between Aruchamy and one Rajendran regarding a 10-foot vacant space situated between their houses. Murugan had allegedly intervened in the dispute in support of Rajendran.