VELLORE: A 47-year-old ex-serviceman was arrested for opening fire at his cousin in Kosanpudur near K V Kuppam on Friday. According to sources, the ex-serviceman Nagendra Babu and his cousin Margabandhu are neighbours and had a strained relationship. On Friday evening, Babu was cutting the branches of a tree when they fell inside Maragabandhu’s house. Irked over this, the latter picked up a quarrel with Babu.
The wordy duel took an ugly turn when Babu grabbed his licensed double barrel gun and shot his cousin. Margabandhu suffered injuries on his chest and was rushed to the GH in Gudiyattam where doctors referred him to a private hospital in Vellore. Two pellets were removed from Margabandhu’s body following which he is stable, said SP of Vellore P K Senthil Kumari. K V Kuppam police registered a case and arrested Babu and also seized the gun.
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