A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly beating to death his cousin for an apparent delay in feeding the former's pet dog, police said.
Hakeem was arrested for beating to death his cousin 21-year-old Arshad, police said, adding that the incident happened on Thursday night.
"We were informed by the hospital authorities about the incident. They said the victim was brought dead," police told PTI.
Hakeem was arrested on Saturday and remanded in judicial custody.
Upon preliminary investigation, they found that Hakeem used to assault Arshad occasionally. "Hakeem had a business, and Arshad was also working along with him. They both were staying together. We understand that he used to assault Arshad earlier also. However, this time it became fatal," police said.
They said Hakeem started beating him for feeding his dog too late. Arshad was assaulted using the dog's belt and some sticks, police further said.
Even though there were numerous injury marks on Arshad's body, Hakeem initially told the hospital authorities that his cousin fell from the roof of the house. However, the hospital informed the police on the death.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Kerala High Court Dismisses Case Against Postal Officials Over Waqf Land Kerala's First Seaplane Lands At Bolgatty Waterdrome, Trial Run Tomorrow Kerala High Court Rejects 16-Year-Old Rape Survivor's Abortion Petition Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest "Speculative, Inaccurate": Canada Factchecks Own Media, Backtracks After India's Stinker Indian Student In US Accidentally Shoots Himself Dead While Celebrating Birthday Watch: How Barack Obama Narrated New Netflix Docuseries 'Our Oceans' Storm Bert: Warning Issued For Heavy Snow, Rain And Travel Chaos In UK Chimps Are Upping Their Tool Game. Why It Holds Relevance For Humans Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.