Thrissur: Police have arrested a migrant worker in connection with the killing of a retired forest officer. Barul Islam (25), a native of Guwahati, Assam, was taken into custody for the murder.
Retired Forest Department officer, Sayeed, was found dead in an abandoned building in Athirapally the other day. The post-mortem examination indicated that the victim had been suffocated and struck on the head with a stone-like object. Subsequent investigation led to the arrest of the Assam native.
According to police reports, Barul Islam was known to be an acquaintance of the former forest department official. Allegedly, Sayeed had borrowed Rs. 5,000 from him. A verbal altercation ensued when the money was not returned, resulting in the tragic murder.
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