Kasaragod, Jul 28: A State government employee died and his close friend sustained critical injuries after the duo fell from second storey of a private lodge here late on Wednesday.
T.K. Giridhar, 40, a native of Paatyam in Kannur and working with the Education Department office here, sustained head injuries as he fell from over a height of 7 metres. He died while being shifted to a Mangaluru hospital around 9 p.m.
Pratheesh, 35, Giridhar’s close friend, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, and working with the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) office here, sustained backbone fracture in the fall and was shifted to a Mangaluru hospital, P. Ajith Kumar, Principal Sub-Inspector, Kasaragod Town Police station said.
The police have registered a case under Cr.PC section 174 (unnatural death). They found liquor bottles from the lodge where the duo were staying.
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