After an argument on the night of 12 January 2019, a group of men beat Shyam to death using rods and sticks, the prosecutor said.
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A Kerala court on 28 May sentenced three men — Vijesh, Ajit and Ranju — to life for killing 21-year-old Shyam living in their colony near Chathannoor in Kollam. The convicts beat Shyam to death on 12 January 2019 because he and his father questioned the conduct of the convicts and other accused.