KOTTAYAM: An accident victim who was abandoned on the roadside was found dead after eight hours in front of a shop in Ettumanur on Thursday.
R Vinumon, 36, an Athirampuzha native, was in an autorickshaw when he met with the accident. Footages from a couple of CCTV cameras in the town show the vehicle losing control and overturning around 12.10am.
Vinu’s cousin Rajesh who was driving the auto apparently escaped unhurt but the vehicle fell on Vinu who was thrown out of it.
Local residents who rushed to the spot lifted the vehicle and helped Vinu get up and made him sit in front of a shop. They soon left as both Binu and Rajesh appeared unhurt and were seen talking to each other.
At around 3am, Rajesh left in the auto leaving Vinu behind. In the CCTV visuals Vinu can be seen lying in front of the shop in distress. After about eight hours some local residents who arrived at the scene found him lying unconscious and they informed the police.
His body was taken to the government medical college hospital in an ambulance where the doctors declared him brought dead.
Police said both Vinu and Rajesh were drunk and that Vinu suffered from epilepsy. Rajesh who was taken into custody told the police that he went away after Vinu turned violent. Police have let him off after interrogation.
Ettumanur station house officer said a case of unnatural death has been registered. "We are waiting for the autopsy results to know the cause of death. We will take further action after receiving the report,” said the officer. The autopsy will be conducted on Friday.
