Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Coconut Harvester Loses Hand in Farm Dispute Attack
Muniyandi, a 32-year-old coconut harvester, was hurt during a fight at a farm.
Police said the fight was about coconut-harvesting work.
Another worker, Ranjith, allegedly attacked him with a sickle.
The attack severed one of Muniyandi’s hands.
Muniyandi put the hand in a plastic cover and went to a hospital.
Doctors at the Dharapuram hospital placed the hand in an ice box.
They sent him to a larger hospital in Coimbatore for advanced treatment.
Police have registered a case and are investigating.
A 32-year-old coconut harvester, identified as Muniyandi, lost his hand after an alleged sickle attack.
Police said the attack followed a dispute over coconut-harvesting work at an agricultural farm near Dharapuram.
The alleged attacker was identified as Ranjith, who had worked at the farm for several years.
Muniyandi reportedly put his severed hand in a plastic cover and traveled by private ambulance to Dharapuram Government Hospital.
Doctors placed the hand in an ice box and referred him to Coimbatore Government Hospital because reattachment facilities were unavailable.
- Who
- Muniyandi, a 32-year-old coconut harvester, was allegedly attacked by fellow worker Ranjith.
- What
- Muniyandi lost his hand in an alleged sickle attack following a workplace dispute.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday; police spoke about it on Saturday.
- Where
- The attack allegedly occurred at an agricultural farm near Goundachipalayam, near Dharapuram; Muniyandi was referred from Dharapuram Government Hospital to Coimbatore Government Hospital.
- Why
- Police said the attack followed a dispute between the two workers over coconut-harvesting work.
- Victim
- Muniyandi, 32, from Dindigul district
- Alleged attacker
- Ranjith, 32, from Vellode near Perundurai
- Weapon
- Sickle
- Reported motive
- Dispute over coconut-harvesting work
- Initial treatment
- Dharapuram Government Hospital
- Referral hospital
- Coimbatore Government Hospital
- Police action
- Mulanur Police registered a case and began an investigation