Ludhiana, April 23 -- The long-standing land dispute involving an NRI in Tarafkotli village of Sidhwan Bet area took a violent turn on Tuesday after one person was injured following a clash that erupted over an attempt to harvest wheat from the controversial land, said police.

The injured, Gurpreet Singh of Dolewal village, sustained a bullet injury and was rushed to Jagraon civil hospital.

According to sources, the land belongs to Mandeep Singh, of Tarafkotli, who currently resides abroad. Mandeep had earlier alleged that a group had illegally transferred a large portion of his land in their name using forged documents. Following legal proceedings, the administration ruled in Mandeep's favour and confiscated the land.

On Tuesday, Mand...