Old man who lost house in flood ends life

PEERUMEDU: Elappara Chemmannu Odichukutti Kochu Thaliyikkal native Rajan (62), who had lost his house due to floods, was found hanging at his dilapidated house on Tuesday.

The dead body was found at around 6 pm. He was staying at an outhouse nearby.

Rajan’s relatives said that even the other day, he had shuttled between panchayat office and Elappara Village office for getting the financial aid, allotted for persons who had lost their houses to floods.

Peerumedu police have filed a case and started investigation. He is survived by his wife Ramani and children Ratheesh and Rajesh.