PUNALUR: A 64-year-old man was killed by his neighbour in a brawl over a land dispute at Karavaloor in Kollam on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Karavaloor native Napolean. His neighbour, Ratnakaran, was taken into police custody.

According to police, the incident took place on Sunday night after the two got involved in a brawl over a boundary disagreement. During the brawl, Napolean got injured on his head following which he went unconscious. Though he was immediately rushed to the Punalur Govt Taluk Hospital, he soon succumbed to his injuries. Following this, Ratnakaran was taken into custody. Napolean is survived by wife Marykutty, daughters Manju Mary and Ranju Mary.