NAVI MUMBAI, April 7 -- A 70-year-old farmer from Panvel was allegedly assaulted by his neighbours with iron rods and a knuckle-duster during a dispute about the dumping of soil in a nearby parcel of land, said the police. According to the Kamothe police, the incident took place on Saturday at the Dhakata Khanda village near Panvel. The victim, Mukund Bandu Patil, was working on a plot when a dumper carrying soil arrived at the site. For several months now, the plot in question has been under dispute, with many villagers trying to stake a claim on it. When Mukund began putting soil on it, Sanjay Kamalakar Patil, Sunil Kamalakar Patil and Swapnil Sunil Patil, all residents of the same village, objected and an argument broke out. "One of the accused allegedly pulled out an iron knuckle-duster and attacked the victim, while two others assaulted him with iron rods," said a police officer. The victim sustained serious injuries, including a severe blow to his right eye that led to heavy bleeding. He also suffered multiple injuries to his hands, legs, back and head, the police said. Mukund was taken to the Gandhi Hospital in Kamothe, where he is being treated....