Ten youths, working at a granite factory in Thevur, were staying together in a company accommodation. Last evening, a fight erupted between some of them after they had liquor.
In a fit of rage, one of them allegedly hit Neela Mathome with a wooden log. He suffered head injuries.
They rushed him to a nearby hospital stating that he had a fall under the influence of liquor, but doctors declared him brought dead.
Police arrested the assailant after investigation.