Malappuram: The body of a youth, who jumped into the Kadalundi river near Malappuram town to evade the police on Tuesday, was recovered on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Pratheesh, 21, a resident of NGO quarters at Munduparamba near Malappuram. A police team, which was tipped-off about the anti-social activities of a gang on Independecne Day, had launched a search on the banks of the river near Kavungal bypass in the town. Seeing the police, the gang members jumped into the river. Some had run away. The police caught one of them, Rajesh, 19, and arrested him.
They seized 6.8 g of hashish oil from him and later released him on bail. The police also saved one of the members who jumped into the river and fell unconscious. He was admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College where he remains stable. Pratheesh had gone missing after the incident. Following a complaint lodged by his parents, the police and fire force searched the river and recovered his body around 12 noon on Thursday. “The arrested youth hadn’t revealed anything about Pratheesh,” said Mr Premjith, the inspector of Malappuram.
