THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The police have rejected the statement of the accused in the incident where the father killed his daughter's friend. Aneesh George, a native of Pettah, was stabbed to death at the house of his neighbour Simon Lalan. The incident happened at around 4 am yesterday.

After committing the crime, Simon himself went to the Pettah police station and confessed to the crime. He told police that he stabbed him suspecting him as a thief but the police have not believed his version. Simon's daughter and Aneesh were friends and the investigation team concludes that Aneesh went there to see her.

Police said after hearing someone talking in her room, Simon went there. He knocked the door and as she did not open it, he broke the door open and seeing Aneesh in the room, he stabbed him.