KOCHI: A 50-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Njarackal. The body was spotted on Saturday morning with the upper torso buried under sand.
The deceased has been identified as V R Joseph alias Shaji of Perumaalpadi, Njarackal. Police said that there were no external injuries on the body and the exact cause of death can be known only after conducting an autopsy.
The body was found in an abandoned yard in the area. There was a clothesline near the property and a woman who came to the spot to dry clothes on Saturday morning found the body. “The body was found from a pit. It seems like the pit was dug by a dog. His lower limbs were jutting out and the torso was in the pit,” said a senior officer with Njarackal police.
Officers added that the man was a carpenter. “He had the habit of having drinks in such areas at night. The family also expected him to come back in the morning and hence did not search for him at night. An investigation has been launched to find what exactly happened,” the officer said.
Njarackal police have registered a case of unnatural death. The body will be handed over to the kin after an autopsy on Sunday.
