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Chit fund operator's body brought to Kozhikode
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|June 30, 2025
THE DECOMPOSED body of Hemachandran, 53, a small-time chit fund operator from Sulthan Bathery who was brutally murdered and buried in Cherambadi, Tamil Nadu, has been brought to Kozhikode for DNA test and identification procedures.
The body, recovered from a shallow grave in the Cherambadi forest, was transferred to Kozhikode Medical College, where it will remain until DNA tests confirm the identity.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Arun K Pavithran revealed that multiple suspects are involved in the crime, including two women.
"The prime suspect, Noushad, is currently in Saudi Arabia. A lookout notice has been issued, and efforts are underway to bring him back. Within three days, all persons connected to the crime will be identified," he told reporters on Sunday.
Hemachandran, who went missing from his rented house in Mayanad, Kozhikode, on March 20, 2024, was reportedly lured by a female acquaintance and abducted under the guise of a financial deal.
His family filed a missing person report on April 1, 2024.
This story is from the June 30, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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