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Fish farm owner found dead in river in Vaikom
Kottayam: A fish farm owner, who had been missing, was found dead in a mysterious condition in a river at Thottakam near Vaikom in Kottayam on Wednesday. A police team from Vaikom station which carried out the search retrieved the body of Vipin Nair, 54, from around 150 metres away from the farm situated on the banks of the Kariyar River.
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The body was found with four bricks tied to the neck and six bricks each on each foot.
Vipin, who reached the farm by around 9pm in his own vehicle on Sunday, went missing on Monday morning. At the farm, he used to sleep in a temporary shed. Vipin told his family that he would come home to drop his daughter at the bus station as she was leaving for Thiruvananthapuram. When Vipin did not return home on Monday, his family lodged a complaint with the police.
The mattress and the table in the shed where Vipin was sleeping were found overturned.
However, there was no sign of any tussle inside the shed.
The dog squad and fingerprint experts reached the spot and inspected it, but no significant evidence was found. The police later checked the CCTV footage in the area. They found two vehicles and identified them as belonging to the residents of the area. Vipin was facing a huge financial liability due to floods and Covid. His family members told the police that Vipin could not go far without as he had difficulty in walking.
The police are also investigating the possibility of suicide. Call records on his mobile phone are also being examined.
