IDUKKI: The death of a youth in Munnar turns out to be a murder. The dead is Udayasuryan of New Nagar in Munnar. His brother Vigneswar has been arrested in connection with the incident. The postmortem report said Udayasuryan was strangled to death. Both are construction workers.

Udayasuryan went missing two days ago. His body was found in a search conducted by his friends. The accused told police that his brother committed suicide. The police conducted a detailed investigation after some injured marks were found on his neck. Vigneswar then confessed to the crime. The locals said that the two regularly engage into arguments while consuming liquor. Vigneswar has been remanded.