Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Tribal Chieftain Found Dead in Kerala Forest
A 70‑year‑old tribal leader named Mohandas went missing on June 26.
Police searched the forest near Konni for more than a month, using drones and help from local tribal people.
On July 31, they found his body hanging from a tree.
The body will be examined in a hospital and then given back to his family.
The police say they are still looking into how he died, and his family says he had a court case about work under a government job program.
Mohandas, 70, a tribal chieftain from Kokkathode near Konni, was found dead in Pathanamthitta forest on July 31.
His body was hanging from a tree near a cliff; it will be post‑mortemed and returned to his family.
He had been missing since June 26; extensive searches with tribal community members and drones were conducted.
Family claims he faced a legal dispute over MGNREGS work and received a court notice before disappearing.
Police continue investigation; no definitive cause of death announced.
- Who
- Mohandas, a 70‑year‑old tribal chieftain from Kokkathode near Konni
- What
- Found dead hanging from a tree in the Pathanamthitta forest
- When
- July 31, 2023 (missing since June 26)
- Where
- Pathanamthitta forest near Konni, Kerala, India
- Why
- Cause unknown; family cites a legal dispute over MGNREGS work
- Name
- Mohandas
- Age
- 70
- Status
- Deceased
- Location of death
- Pathanamthitta forest near Konni, Kerala
- Date found
- July 31, 2023
- Cause of death
- Unknown
- Legal dispute
- MGNREGS work dispute
