KOLLAM: One died after being hit on his head in the clash that broke out between painters at Sasthamcotta. The dead is Vinod of Kottappuram in Alappuzha. The police arrested Raju of Ayathil in Kollam in connection with the incident.
Vinod and Raju came for the painting works of the temple Sadyalaya in Sasthamcotta. A verbal dispute between the two at their accommodation in an inebriated condition ended in the clash. Following the verbal argument, Raju hit Vinod on the head with an iron rod.
Although seriously injured Vinod was taken to the taluk hospital, his life could not be saved. The clash broke out in front of the person who brought the painting materials in the morning. He told police that the two were in an inebriated condition. Raju who tried to flee after committing the murder was nabbed by the police from Sasthamcotta. The accused was produced in the court and remanded.