At least one person was killed and another seriously injured in a late Saturday shooting incident at Moolamattam in Idukki.
The State police tentatively identified the deceased as Sanal Sabu. His friend Pradeep was under treatment at a private hospital in Thodupuzha for serious gunshot injuries.
The police have detained a resident, Martin Joseph, in connection with the incident.
According to information reaching the State police here, a drunken fracas in front of a wayside eatery culminated in the violence. The police suspect that Sabu was the assailant’s prime target and Pradeep was a collateral causality.
An official said the suspect could have used a country-made muzzle loading weapon for the crime. Usually, such weapons are loaded with scattershot (lead pellets) that fan out when fired.
The Idukki police have stepped up patrolling in the locality.
