Stephan Kayyar

Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (EP)

Kasargod, Nov 24: The lifeless body of an Uppala resident who had drowned in a river near Maniampare Perla, Kasargod was finally found on Tuesday.

The deceased was Uppala, Hidayath Nagar resident Imtiaz Mohammed (43). He had drowned while having a bath on Saturday evening. Local people, police personnel and the fire department had launched a search operation to look for him in the water on the basis of the information provided by a young girl who had accompanied him. However, they were unable to find Imtiaz.

On Tuesday morning, locals of the area found Imtiaz's body on the branch of a tree at a little distance from the place where he had drowned. The police have launched an investigation into the matter and have sent the body to Kasargod general hospital for post-mortem.

Imtiaz was engaged in the shipping business in the past. However, he was recently employed as a taxi driver.