OYOOR: The body of Chottu, the dog which went viral on YouTube, was found dead in a well. Chottu is the pet dog of Dileep Kumar of Karinganoor in Velinalloor panchayat. The dog was missing since last Sunday.

Dileep Kumar said that he hoped the dog to return. Usually the dog does not go near the well. It may have gone there following some other creature. Dileep Kumar spoke with tears in his eyes. Chottu was found sleeping with Dileep Kumar's son on the previous day of his disappearance. Chottu left in the morning and did not return.

As part of a search for Chottu, the Pooyapalli police and ‘Pyro’ of the dog squad of rural police had conducted a search in the area yesterday. Chottu had gone viral on social media. He used to close the windows, hands over key of the bike and brings the newspaper home. The police decided to conduct a post-mortem on the body.