KOCHI: A man shot dead his elder brother in Aluva. The dead is Paulson (48) of Edayapuram Thaiparambil House. His younger brother Thomas has been taken into custody. Reports said a dispute that broke out over vandalizing a bike led to the heinous crime. The incident happened late last night.

Paulson had earlier damaged Thomas’ bike parked in front of the house. Thomas had filed a complaint with the police. A dispute broke out again over the issue. In the meanwhile, the accused shot him dead with the air gun.

Thomas himself informed the police about it. The air gun belongs to their father Joseph. He and his children are staying in the house. Thomas is section officer in the high court. Their sister said Paulson had some mental illness and is also a cancer patient.