Man shoots daughter-in-law, grandson in Salem

A 55-year-old man shot his daughter-in-law and grandson using a country-made gun in a family dispute on Monday (June 2, 2025) evening.

Kuppusamy (55), a resident of Thengalpatti near Vazhapadi, is a farmer. On Monday evening, he went to his house in an inebriated state and quarrelled with his wife, Lakshmi, and attacked her with a wooden log. On seeing this, his daughter-in-law S. Anitha (25), with her two-year-old son, tried to prevent him and pushed him down.

Irked by this, he shot them using a country-made gun and fled from the spot. During the incident, Anitha and her son sustained injuries and were admitted to a private hospital in Vazhapadi. The Vazhapadi police registered a case and are on the lookout for Kuppusamy.

Police sources said that the accused Kuppusamy had kept the country-made gun that was used for hunting animals, hidden. As Balras bullets were used in the gun, the duo escaped with injuries, sources added.

Published - June 03, 2025 04:37 pm IST