Kozhikode: A 25-year-old who had been missing for five days was found dead at Manjappara here on Monday. The deceased was Chalappurathu Nithin of Nooramthodu, Kannoth in the Kodenchery panchayat.

Hours later, a man surrendered at the Kodenchery Police Station claiming he murdered Nithin on the suspicion of a relationship with his wife.

Velangott Abhijith of Kaippuram told the police that he confronted Nithin and beat him to death before dumping the body.
According to reports, the Kodenchery Police took Abhijith to the scene of crime for evidence collection.

Nithin, who pursued a course at the Arya Vaidya Sala in Kottakkal, went missing on December 6 when he left his village to participate in a tug-of-war tournament. The missing case was registered on December 8.

Nithin was a member of New Friends Nooramthodu that competes in district and state-level tug-of-war competitions. The district committee of the tug-of-war association condoled the demise of Nithin.