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Five taken into custody over suspected murder in Palakkad
An unidentified man was found dead near Moolathara dam in Palakkad on Sunday morning.
Police said the man was suspected to be a beggar, and they are trying to establish his identity.
A post-mortem examination found signs that the man may have been murdered.
Police are investigating whether the death was a case of mob lynching, but that has not been confirmed.
Based on circumstantial evidence, Meenakshipuram police took five people into custody.
Their questioning is under way as the investigation continues.
Police took five people into custody in connection with the suspected murder of an unidentified man in Palakkad.
The man’s body was found near Moolathara dam on Sunday morning.
A post-mortem examination found signs of murder, police said.
The deceased was suspected to be a beggar, and police were trying to establish his identity.
Police said the case may involve mob lynching, but that has not been confirmed.
- Who
- Five people were taken into custody. The deceased was an unidentified man.
- What
- Police are investigating the suspected murder of the man.
- When
- The body was found on Sunday morning; the five were taken into custody on Tuesday.
- Where
- Near Moolathara dam in Palakkad.
- Why
- Police said circumstantial evidence led them to investigate and take the five into custody; a motive was not stated.
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Local residents found the man dead near Moolathara dam under suspicious circumstances.
A post-mortem examination at Thrissur Medical College Hospital revealed signs of murder, police said.
Meenakshipuram police took five people into custody and began interrogating them.
- People taken into custody
- 5
- Body found
- Near Moolathara dam, Palakkad
- Victim
- Unidentified man, suspected to be a beggar
- Post-mortem examination
- Thrissur Medical College Hospital
- Police station
- Meenakshipuram