Colmbatore: A 42-year-old man was arrested on Friday, for murdering another man in a drunken brawl on
November 2.The arrested has been identified as R Saravanan, 42, from Dindigul district.He was residing in Kavundampalayam in the city and working in security services in Gandhipuram.On November 3, police found the body of an unidentified man in a brick kiln in Thanneer Panthal near Chinna Thadagam. The deceased was subsequently identified as O Ragavan, 36, of Manikutty Thottam near Chinna Thadagam. Police registered a case and initiated an investigation. Saravanan was identified as the suspect after scrutinising CCTV camera footage.Investigation revealed that Saravanan went to a Tasmac shop at Nallampalayam to consume alcohol on Nov 2. He met Ragavan there and the duo consumed alcohol together. A while later, Ragavan offered Saravanan a drink and food if he accompanied him to Thadagam. They went to the brick kiln, and Ragavan consumed the entire bottle of liquor without sharing it. Enraged, Saravanan assaulted Ragavan with the empty bottle and threw a brick on his head, killing him on the spot
