Altercation between migrants led to Kizhakkambalam violence, say police

Security guards alerted them when situation went out of control

Arguments over playing music and dancing during Christmas night celebrations probably descended into a pitched battle between the inmates of a migrant labour camp at Kizhakkambalam as they split into two groups and the police were left to face the wrath.

This is the picture emerging of the sequence of events as the special investigation team probing the incident pieces together the happenings from that stormy night with the help of statements from the accused and witnesses. As the fight got out of hand, security guards could hardly control it and had no other alternative but to alert the police, sources associated with the investigation said.

Investigators continue to collect the statements of as many people as possible who were at the scene on the night. The police have so far only sought and received the custodial interrogation of just four, supposedly key accused in the incident, out of the 174 arrested in connection with the incident.