The Kochi City police probing the murder of a youngster at Nettoor are set to seek the custody of the accused.
Suresh Ayyappan, 32, of Palakkad was produced in court and remanded in judicial custody on Monday.
The body was handed over to relatives after conducting an autopsy. The weapon used for the alleged murder, a spanner, was recovered from near the crime scene on Sunday itself. The accused will be sought in custody for further investigation and reconstructing the sequence of events, the police said.
The accused had allegedly brutally beaten the victim to death suspecting an affair between his wife and the victim. The accused reportedly confronted the man at a hotel and then chased him down when he attempted to flee before allegedly beating him till he fell unconscious. Though he was rushed to hospital, he succumbed to his injuries.
The police have collected CCTV footage that captured the alleged assault. Besides, detailed statements of the accused and his wife had also been recorded.
The police said the victim and the wife of the accused had known each other. The accused had allegedly confessed to the police that he committed the act enraged by the alleged extramarital affair between his wife and the victim. However, the woman had denied her husband’s statement and claimed that the victim had met her to return the money that he had borrowed.
