WAYANAD: A youth, who was hacked after a verbal dispute broke out over parking a bike in front of a shop, succumbed to injuries. He has been identified as Murshid of Meppady Kunnamangalamvayal. The incident happened last night. Though he was admitted at the Kozhikode Medical College, he died early Sunday morning. The police arrested Roopesh in connection with the incident.

A dispute started after Murshid’s friend Siddharth parked his bike in front of a shop at Meppady. Soon after parking the bike, Roopesh and his team came forward questioning the act, took the key and then threw it away. When Murshid, his friend Nishad and Roopesh questioned this, a verbal dispute broke out. In the meanwhile, Roopesh hacked Murshid and Nishad. Nishad is under treatment.