Kottayam: A tribal youth of Adimaly Chattupara settlement colony was strangled with a cloth by his uncle following a dispute over sharing money for buying liquor on Wednesday night. The body of Sasi Raman, 29, was recovered from a lane in the colony on Thursday morning. The police arrested Rajan, 45, the youth’s uncle, for the murder.
The police said the incident occurred at the bus stand where they planned to purchase liquor worth Rs 500 and Rajan's share was Rs 200. However, Sasi demanded Rs 50 more from Rajan. A scuffle followed and Rajan strangled Sasi with a towel. After the crime, Rajan threw Sasi’s body into the lane next to the bus stop. The post- mortem held at the Adimaly taluk hospital confirmed strangulation as the cause of death. Rajan was charged with murder after the police collected evidence from the colony.
