Kasargod : Nileshwar police  have arrested  two persons  on the charges of killing a person after drowning him forcibly  on June 16, Sunday.

The arrested are Prakash(35), the friend of the deceased and K Sudhish (24), a labourer. The arrests were made on June 19, Wednesday

It is learnt, the  two who were under the influence of alcohol  had arrived at Jayan, a barber by profession who was also a real estate businessman and demanded Rs 5000 which he had borrowed from them. When Jayan refused, a heated debate followed. Prakash then hit Jayan’s head with a lethal weapon and once he fainted they  dropped his body in a nearby drain and  held his head under the water until he breathe his last.

Though initially, it was suspected to be a case of suicide, later it came to light that it was a murder.