Four Tasmac employees held for murder

Four Tasmac employees were arrested on Friday on charges of murdering a youth in Kattoor.

On September 15, a scuffle broke out between the youth and the employees at the bar, resulting in the murder of the youth, police said. Following the autopsy results that confirmed the murder, Katoor police arrested bar manager Goutham (26) and employees Giri (26), Babu (46) and Vinoth (26). They were booked under Section 302 (Punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code and remanded in judicial custody. The identity of the deceased has not been ascertained, police said.

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