KOCHI: A court on Friday remanded a youth and sent him to jail in Perumbavur on Saturday for allegedly catching hold of his drunk father by collar and pushing him down to the floor, killing him instantly.

The dead has been identified as Koovappady EdavoorKarikadu native Velayudhan (72). It was Velayudhan’s younger son Gopi (32) who was arrested.

The incident happened last Tuesday at 1:30 am. Velayudhan who came to the house in inebriated state started making noise in the house. Irate son took him by collar and pushed him down to the floor. The man’s head hit the wall and he died on the spot. Though he was rushed to Kalamassery Medical College, his life could not be saved. The doctors confirmed after the post-mortem that the man died due to head inquiry.

The accused was arrested in the investigation conducted on the basis of the police surgeon’s report.