Pathanamthitta man held for smashing friend with stone

Police remanded 34-year-old Noufal Najeeb in Pathanamthitta for allegedly attempting to murder his friend Mohammed Siddique, also 34, during a drunken brawl. The accused allegedly attacked Siddique with a heavy granite stone after an argument over money for alcohol. Siddique suffered fractures in both legs and is undergoing treatment at Pathanamthitta General Hospital.