Smart cop solves 24-year-old land dispute within 5hrs

Coimbatore: An inspector of police amicably solved a 24-year-old legal battle within a family over a parcel of disputed land by holding talks with the family members for over five hours at Kunnathur near Avinashi on Wednesday.
VP Azhagesan from Gobichettipalayam in Erode district petitioned Tirupur district superintendent of police Disha Mittal on September 15 seeking his intervention to solve an issue over a disputed land at Kunnathur near Avinashi. The SP instructed Kunnathur police inspector Masutha Begam to conduct a detailed inquiry on the issue.
Masutha Begam said Azhagesan, 57, and four other family members jointly own 19.5 acres at Kunnathur. For the past 33 years, there has been a dispute among them on partitioning the land. “While some portion of the land is agricultural land, the rest lies near main road. The family members didn’t speak with each other after the land dispute cropped up. However, one of the family members approached Perundurai munsif court in 1996,” the inspector said. During the bifurcation, Kunnathur came under Tirupur district and the case was transferred to Avinashi munsif court.
The case is still pending before the court for the last 24 years.
Meanwhile, inspector Masutha Begam met the five family members on Wednesday and held an inquiry with them. She explained about the family values and importance of family and relatives. After five hours of talk, the five family members assured that they would divide the land among themselves and withdraw the case from the court soon.
“The land dispute is over, and the family is reunited after 33 years,” Masutha Begam said.
Azhagesan said the land will be divided into five and work to divide the land will commence on Sunday. “Our family members agreed to withdraw the case from the court and we will complete the land registration work soon. We are reunited after 33 years,” Azhagesan said.
“I appreciated the police inspector for her effort to solve the dispute,” Disha Mittal said.