# Man arrested for harbour worker's murder

> Police arrest suspect in death of Sakthikulangara harbour toilet block collector whose remains were found in septic tank.
- Title: Man arrested for harbour worker's murder · The Hindu
- Summary: Police arrest suspect in death of Sakthikulangara harbour toilet block collector whose remains were found in septic tank. A young man has been arrested for…
- Keywords: sakthikulangara, kollam, nizar, murder, arrest, harbour, kerala, news, politics, Man, arrested, worker's
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/arrest-made-in-sakthikulangara-skeletal-remains-case/article71604648.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-20T15:05:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sakthikulangara, kollam, nizar, murder, arrest, harbour, kerala, news, politics
## Missing harbour worker found dead
Nizar, fifty-five, who collected fees at Sakthikulangara harbour toilet block, was reported missing on August six, twenty twenty-six. A young man has been arrested for his murder.
## Remains discovered in septic tank
On September thirty, workers cleaning the harbour's septic tank found decomposed remains concealed in a mat. Harbour officials alerted police, who registered a case and conducted inquest procedures.
## Autopsy confirms homicide
An autopsy at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital confirmed the death was a homicide. Relatives identified the victim as Nizar through his clothes and items found with the remains.
## Suspect identified through investigation
Police scrutinised CCTV footage and interviewed shop owners, room tenants and harbour workers. Shyam Jith, alias Jithu, a native of Kottiyam who worked at the harbour for two-and-a-half years, had abruptly left his job on…
## Confession reveals murder motive
A police team led by Kollam West Inspector Vipin took Shyam Jith into custody. He confessed that Nizar verbally abused him inside the toilet block, enraging him to beat and strike Nizar on the head…
## Body disposed in septic tank
After ensuring Nizar was dead, the accused dumped the body inside the septic tank. The arrest was made by a special police team under supervision of Kollam ACP Shaji and Inspector Vipin.
## Key takeaway

A young man has been arrested for murdering Nizar, a fifty-five-year-old harbour toilet block fee collector, whose decomposed remains were discovered in a septic tank on September thirty.