Kasaragod (Kerala), Oct 6 (PTI) An elderly man died after being attacked on the head with a wooden log by his relative at Neeleswaram in this north Kerala district, police said on Monday.

Police said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening.

The deceased has been identified as Kannan (76), a resident of Kumbalappally, Karinthalam in Neeleswaram.

Police said they arrested his neighbour and relative, Sreedharan, soon after the incident.

According to police, there had been disputes between the two families who lived next to each other.

As per the FIR, Sreedharan allegedly trespassed into the compound of Kannan’s house and attacked him with a wooden log. Kannan suffered serious head injuries and collapsed.

He was first taken to the Neeleswaram Taluk Hospital and later shifted to the

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