Three surrender in connection with attack on man in Kerala

Three men wanted in connection with the alleged attack on a man, who later committed suicide at nearby Varappuzha, surrendered in a magistrate court in Aluva today, police said.

K M Vasudevan allegedly committed suicide after a gang forcibly entered his house and assaulted him last month.

The three men have been sent to 14-day judicial custody, police said.

A 26-year old man, S R Sreejith, had died in police custody in Varappuzha last month after being arrested in connection with the death of Vasudevan.

Talking to a Malayalam news channel, one of those who surrendered, said Sreejith was not among the attackers.

The entire case including the suicide of Vasudevan is being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the government to investigate the case of custodial death of Sreejith, police said.

Police had earlier arrested 10 persons along with Sreejith in connection with the suicide of Vasudevan.

They were granted bail after police informed the court that they were wrongly arraigned as accused in the case.

Vasudevan, 54, committed suicide after the gang allegedly attacked him and threatened him over a scuffle with a neighbour.