THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A murder accused was hacked to death in Thiruvananthapuram. The dead has been identified as Manichan, a native of Vazhayila. Harikumar, a native of Thirumala, who was with the accused, has been admitted to the hospital following severe injuries. The police have arrested two people in connection with the incident. The arrested have been identified as Deepak Lal and Arun G Rajeev.
The incident took place at a lodge, last night. Manichan succumbed to his injuries, while undergoing treatment, on Thursday morning. He is an accused in the 2011 Vazhayila double murder case.
Manichan and Harikumar took room at the lodge, two days ago. Arun and Deepak arrived there, last day. A dispute while drinking led to the murder.