KATTAKADA: An old-age-home owner was killed by his relatives after distorting his face with a stone. Jalajan (56) is the deceased. He was running the New Life Old Age Home located in Poovachal.

Kattakkada Police arrested Sunil Kumar (35) and his brother Sabu (33) for the crime. Sunil is the husband of Jalajan’s niece. The incident took place at Thoongampara Pottavila at around 4.30 pm yesterday.

A feud existed in Jalajan’s family for more than five years. It all started with Sunil Kumar's marriage to Jalajan's sister's daughter. On Tuesday evening, Jalajan reached Pottavila to attend a cremation and was irked seeing Sunilkumar and Sabu present there. A verbal spat took place between the two parties. In a frenzy, Sunil and Sabu took a stone and hit Jalajan’s face.

Jalajan, who lost consciousness, was taken to a private hospital in Kattakkada by the police but was declared dead.

Sunilkumar, who escaped in an auto, soon reached the Kattakkada police station and surrendered. Sabu was arrested from his wife’s house in Amachal. Sunil is a porter while Sabu is an auto driver. Jalajan’s body will be released to the family after completing the postmortem in medical college. He leaves behind his wife Vijayakumari and children, Habel and Daniel.