Mohana: Kerala Police arrested a man for allegedly killing his own brother-in-law over a dispute in Kerala’s Kollam district, a source said Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Abhay Bira from Bijipur village under Mohana police limits in Gajapati district.
The accused was identified as Manoj Kumar Nayak. He was married to Abhay’s sister.
According to the source, Abhay had gone to work as a labourer in Kerala’s Kollam district where his sister and Manoj lived.
The source further informed that Abhay once saw Manoj assaulting his sister. Though he intervened to stop their fight, it led to an altercation between the duo. Soon, the verbal fight escalated and Abhay left the house for Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu in search of work.
Afterwards, Manoj followed Abhay and allegedly killed him.
Following a probe, Kerala Police arrested Manoj based on CCTV footage, the source added.
On the other hand, the family of the deceased has been pleading with the administration and state government to bring back the body to Odisha.
PNN