Kottayam: Mystery shrouds the death of a person who was abandoned by an autorickshaw driver on the road soon after an accident involving it in the heart of Ettumanoor town last midnight.
The dead has been identified as Vinumon, 36, of Puthenpurackal, Athirampuzha. He is the son of Athirampuzha native late Ravi.
The autorickshaw which went out of control, overturned towards the right side. The visuals from the nearest CCTV camera clearly show that the autorickshaw overturned on Vinu.
Vinu and his relative Noufal (Rajesh) were in the autorickshaw. Both were drunk and seated in the driver's seat.
The auto was loaded with fish baskets, police informed.
Vinu was suffering from epilepsy therefore the police is suspicious about the reasons behind the death.
The incident took place at Ettumanoor central junction at 12.10 midnight.
Those present at the central junction at that time rushed to the spot and put the autorickshaw back in its position and made Vinu sit on the road divider.
Both Vinu and Noufal were seen talking to each other in the visuals. Noufal went away with the autorickshaw at 3 am.
Vinu remained seated in the verandah of a shop. With his health condition worsening, Vinu collapsed a little later.
Vinu was lying by the shop on the side of MC road for more than 8 hours.
On spotting him in front of the shop, locals informed the police about the incident.
Ettumanoor police arrived at the spot and confirmed Vinu's death.
His body was taken to the hospital in a fire force ambulance. It has been shifted to the mortuary of the Kottayam Medical College.
The body will be handed over to the relatives after autopsy.
More details regarding the reasons behind the death would be known only after the postmortem examination.
Ettumanoor police has caught Noufal, the friend of the deceased from Athirampuzha.
According to him, both of them were returning in the auto after dinner at a friend's place. Noufal clarified that he left Vinu at the Etumannoor junction after he displayed signs of violent behaviour.
Vinu's sister Chinnu has registered a complaint with the police about his unnatural death. His mother Viji is working abroad.
The deceased was an accused in several cases, SHO C R Rajesh Kumar informed.