Kochi: Sujith Venugopal (26), an interior designer in Kochi, was beaten to death by auto driver Mithun (32) who questioned him for stalking his cousin at Irinjalakkuda near here. Sujith is a native of Korimbisseri near Irinjalakkuda.
Sujith suffered the brutal attack by Mithun last Sunday and succumbed to the injuries suffered mainly on the head, in the wee hours of Wednesday at the ICU of the Irinjalakkuda Co-operative Hospital. He had underwent a surgery also prior to death. Mithun used an iron rod to attack Sujith.
Sujith was abroad for sometime and returned recently to take up the job at Kochi. He is survived by mother Aruna and sister Suvarna. Mithun is absconding since committing crime and the police has issued a lookout notice for him. A special team under DySP Famous Varghese has been constituted to probe the case. Police has uncovered the autorickshaw Mithun used to escape after attacking Sujith.
The incident took place around 6 pm on Sunday when Sujith went to the auto stand to ask Mithun why he was eve-teasing and stalking his cousin who is the daughter of his father’s brother. Following an altercation, Mithun unleashed an attack on him and used the iron rod to beat him black and blue. Sujith was first admitted to the taluk hospital from where he was shifted to the co-operative hospital as he turned critical. It is said that even after attacking Sujith, Mithun threatened his cousin sister and her father in a nearby area.
The natives of Korimbisseri held a march on Wednesday at Irinjalakkuda against the passive attitude of the people there when the attack on Sujith took place.
