# Son held after father dies in Kozhikode assault over alcohol 2026-08-17T05:43:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The 29-year-old son of a 64-year-old man has been taken into custody after his father died following an alleged assault during an argument over the son's alcohol addiction at Velliparamba in Kozhikode, Kerala, on Monday. The deceased was identified as Sasidharan. His son, Abhiram, attacked him with a wooden object, causing serious injuries, the Kozhikode Medical College police told The Hindu. The police suspect the accused was under the influence of a synthetic drug when the argument broke out early on Monday. The police have launched an investigation into the incident. Abhiram has been taken into custody in connection with the case. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Abhiram, Kerala, Kozhikode, Sasidharan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/son-held-after-father-dies-in-kozhikode-assault-over-alcohol/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/son-held-after-father-dies-in-kozhikode-assault-over-alcohol/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/