A 35-year-old history-sheeter was found dead on a railway track near Edamalaipatti Pudur in Tiruchi on Tuesday.
The police identified the deceased as Abuthahir of Edamalaipatti Pudur. According to the police, Abuthahir was suspected to have been stabbed to death. His body was retrieved from the railway track and sent to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital for postmortem.
Police sources stated Abuthahir recently escaped while attempting to evade arrest during a police search near K.K. Nagar. He was allegedly found carrying packets of ganja in the autorickshaw he was driving. The police had been searching for him since the incident.
A case has been registered, and investigations are under way.
Published – August 18, 2026 07:36 pm IST
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