CHENNAI: A silversmith poured

on eight of his neighbours who attacked him, his wife and brother for objecting to drinking liquor on the terrace of an apartment complex in Muniyappa Nagar at

here on Sunday night.

Police said silversmith Kannappan, 33, lived on the third floor of the building with his wife, Ranjani, and his brother, Baskar, a painter. Eight men from Ariyalur -- who work in Koyambedu vegetable market – lived in a flat on the second floor of the building.

On Sunday night, the eight men were drinking liquor sitting on the terrace and making noise. Kannappan and Baskar objected to it. However, the men responded to them in an aggressive manner and continued to drink and make noise.

When the brothers objected to it again, the eight men attacked them. Ranjini, who intervened, was also assaulted. While Ranjini suffered injuries on her hand, Basker sustained a blow on his head.

Irked, Kannapan went into his house and came back carrying the acid he uses for work. He poured it on the eight men – Alagumuthu,38, Karuppusamy, 32, Vanjinathan,18, Velmurugan, 23, Veeraswamy,23, Ashok, 19, Velmurugan,25 and Velmurugan, 23.

The men who suffered injuries were rushed to Government Kilpauk Government Hospital.

The Koyambedu police registered a case and detained Kannappan.