KOCHI: The entire state was shocked to hear the news of a youth committing suicide in the middle of the road in Kochi on Monday. Thoppumpady native Christopher committed suicide after hacking his friend Sachin. Now, police have found that a dispute between the two led to the attack and Christopher's suicide. Police received the information upon recording the statement of Sachin.

According to the police, Sachin's demand to end their friendship led to the attack. On Monday evening, Christopher and Sachin met at Kaloor and had an argument after Sachin demanded to end their friendship. Enraged by this, Christopher attacked Sachin. He then committed suicide by slitting his throat on the public road near Kaloor market.

Sachin told police that he got into an auto and reached the hospital immediately after the attack. He is undergoing treatment at Ernakulam General Hospital. The police have decided to question him in more detail after his health condition improves.

Christopher, who arrived at Desabhimani Junction around 5:30 pm, committed suicide by slitting his neck and hand with a knife in front of a nearby pet shop. Although he fell unconscious on the road, locals initially thought he was lying drunk. However, when the pet shop owner checked the CCTV footage, he realized that it was a suicide attempt. Following this, he called the police. Although Christopher was rushed to the hospital, he could not be saved.