Body with torture marks recovered from Kaluvanchikudy well

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 04 April 2007, 00:35 GMT]
Kalavanchikudy police recovered the body of a family man with hands bound, multiple stab wounds and severe torture marks, dumped into a well in Eruvil in Kaluvanchikudy police division in Batticaloa, Monday around 5:40 p.m, soures said. The police handed over the body to Kalvanchikudy hospital for postmortem examinations.

The victim was identified as Kathiramalai Kanthasamy, 28, a father of one child, from Eruvil.

Kanthasamy's body was handed over to his relatives Tuesday after inquest into his death was completed.

Kalavanchikudi police, investigating into the killing, said that the motive of the killing is suspected to be personal enmity.

Kaluvanchikudy is located 22 km south of Batticaloa town.