Man kills brother in Palakkad; marks in body turned crucial

PALAKKAD: A man in Kanjikode beat his younger brother to death. The dead has been identified as R Babu (35), staying in Old Post Office Street. His brother R Satheesh (37) was taken into custody by the Walayar police. Babu was found dead at his house yesterday. Some beat marks were found on his body during postmortem. The Walayar police later conducted an investigation and arrested his brother Satheesh. Babu and his family of Tamil Nadu, have been living in Kanjikode for the past 20 years. Neighbors said the two often come home drunk and fight with each other.