Corpse with bricks tied around neck and legs; body of missing fish farm owner found in river

VAIKOM: A body was found in the river with bricks tied around the neck and legs. The police suspect that the incident was a murder. The body of fish farm owner Vipin Nair (54), who had been missing since Monday, was found in mysterious circumstances. He runs a fish farm on the banks of the Kariyar River near the Attara bridge in Vaikom Thottakom. The body was found in the Kariyar River near the fish farm at around 3 pm today.

Vipin had been missing since Monday. His body was found after an investigation by the police. Vipin had told his family that he would come to drop his daughter who was going to Thiruvananthapuram on Monday morning. It is reported that Vipin had been sleeping on a bed in a temporary shed in the farm the day before. The bed was in a toppled state. His phone and vehicle keys were also lying there.

The police are taking further steps. Although there was CCTV here, it is reported that these are not working. The family members came to know that Vipin was missing when he did not arrive at the mentioned time on the day of the incident.