Thrissur(Kerala), Apr 20 (PTI): A 42-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbour near Vellikulangara here following an argument over the victim's dog going into the yard of the accused, police said on Sunday.
The victim, Shijo, and the accused, Joseph (69), were neighbours and there were frequent arguments between them over the former's dog periodically straying into the yard of the latter.
On Saturday night, when it again happened, there was an argument between the two which escalated into a fight and Joseph allegedly killed Shijo, police said.
The accused is presently in custody and his arrest has not yet been recorded as the inquest proceedings are going on, police said.
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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
