
Youth murdered, body dumped in front of police station in Kottayam
The Hindu
Preliminary investigations attributed the murder to a raging rivalry between various drug rackets in Kottayam town.
In a shocking development, a 19 year old from Muttambalam was bludgeoned to death by an armed gang , which later dumped the dead body in front of the Kottayam East police station.
The deceased was identified as 19 year old Shan babu, a resident of Muttambalam near here. The murder came to light in the wee hours of the day when a person, identified as Jomon K Jose carried the dead body to the police station and made an open claim that he had committed the murder.
Following this, a police team took the accused into custody while the victim was declared brought dead at a hospital nearby. Preliminary investigations attributed the murder to a raging rivalry between various drug rackets in Kottayam town.