The sound of a gunshot created a scare in the locality adjacent to Karnatak University campus in Dharwad on Wednesday and the man who opened fire was taken into custody by the police for questioning.
The incident was reported at Attikolla off Karnatak University campus but none was injured as the man who opened fire aimed the revolver at the ground reportedly to scare away encroachers.
According to Vidyagiri Police (Dharwad), the firing was the result of a dispute over property belonging to Sushant Agarwal, a businessman from Mumbai. He owns 5.30 acres of land over the hilltop on Mansur Road, where he has constructed a small farmhouse and built a compound wall around the land.
