MALAPPURAM: Police have arrested a youth for stabbing his father-in-law to death in Manjeri. Pullara native Ayyappan (65) was stabbed to death by his son-in-law Prinosh on Thursday night. The accused had fled the spot after committing the crime. The police arrested him this morning.

According to reports, Prinosh stabbed Ayyappan after the latter intervened in the dispute between Prinosh and his brother-in-law. Ayyappan was stabbed in the stomach and head with a knife. Although Ayyappan was soon rushed to Manjeri Medical College, he could not be saved. Prinosh is the husband of Ayyappan's eldest daughter Rajini.