Tirupur: Residents in Kombai Thottam helped police recover the corpse of a man who was reportedly mentally ill, from a private well in the neighbourhood.
Tirupur: Residents in Kombai Thottam helped police recover the corpse of a man who was reportedly mentally ill, from a private well in the neighbourhood.
Rafdeen (52), a resident of Pazhagodown, Kombai Thottam was working as a cutting master in a knitwear company. After finding his body in the well, residents informed the police who rushed to the spot and informed the Fire Rescue Services in Tirupur.
However, since there was a delay for the fire rescue team to arrive, the police recovered Rafdeen's body with the help of youth in the neighbourhood and sent the corpse to the Government Hospital for autopsy. Police are investigating to ascertain if Rafdeen's death was a suicide or a result of foul play.