A man killed his friend by stabbing him to death over a game they played 15 years ago in Kerala’s Kollam. The accused was arrested and taken to the Kottarakkara court.
Kollam,UPDATED: Jan 11, 2023 20:03 IST
A man in Kerala murdered his friend by stabbing him to death over a game they played 15 years back. (Representational Image)
By Shibimol KG: A man murdered his friend in Kerala’s Kollam by stabbing him to death allegedly over a game they played 15 years ago.
Prakash, 45, entered the house of the victim, Santosh, on Sunday and stabbed him to death. A 17-year-old, who was Santosh’s relative, was also stabbed by Prakash.
Santosh’s neighbours rushed him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead. When the police were informed, they immediately arrived at the crime spot and arrested Prakash before he could flee. The accused was brought to the Kottarakkara court and remanded to police custody.
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THAT DEADLY GAME
According to the police, Prakash said that he and Santosh played a game 15 years ago where they could hit each other by saying the letter ‘ma’ in Malayalam. Prakash believed that Santosh’s beating led to the cause of all his health problems. He even considered this as a reason for not having children after marriage, the police said.
According to the police, Prakash had been waiting for an opportunity to kill Santosh since the time his wife died. Apparently, his grudge mounted as he started feeling lonely. He had been planning the murder for the past one year, said the police.
As per police, the day Santosh was murdered, the victim and accused spoke to each other in the morning and on realising that Santosh was home alone, Prakash broke into Santosh’s house and stabbed him to death while he was taking an afternoon nap.
