THRISSUR: Police have arrested six men for allegedly beating a youth to death and dumping his body in the river. The deceased, identified as Zainul Abid (39), a native of Nilambur Vazhikkadavu, was killed in Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur. All the arrested persons were his friends.

According to the police, a dispute during a drinking session escalated into the murder. After beating him to death, the accused abandoned the body in the river. The post-mortem report confirmed that the death was not a suicide but a murder. The deceased, Zainul Abid, was an accused in several theft cases.