Kottayam: At a time when the district reports a surge in goonda attacks, the wee-hour murder committed by history-sheeter has rocked Kottayam city.

On Monday, the residents woke up to the news that a youngster who was killed during midnight was carried to the East Police Station by the same person who attacked him. The accused Jomon, who has been booked under various charges in different cases, approached the police station with the body of Vimalagiri native Shan Babu. Reportedly, he made loud noise and told police that he killed the person. Though police rushed the body to hospital, the man was pronounced dead. Following that Jomon was taken into custody.

According to police, Babu was kidnapped by Jomon on Sunday around 9:30 PM. Jomon who came in an auto-rickshaw was forcefully taking Babu along with him. Jomon took Babu to many places and on the way he brutally thrashed him. It was around 3:30 AM on Monday that Jomon approached the police station. He laid Babu’s body there and informed police about the murder.

Meanwhile, it is important to note that the mother of the deceased had filed a kidnap case on her son. Though police searched him in various places, they could not find him until he was brought to police station by Jomon. All this happened in a span of hours.

Last November, police had invoked KAPPA against the accused Jomon and his entry to Kottayam was restricted. However, Jomon violated it and committed the crime. It is learnt that vengeance of Jomon with Babu’s friend Sooryan and the rift between Jomon and Sooryan resulted in the crime.