KASARGOD: The postmortem of the 15-year-old girl and that of the 42-year-old auto driver Pradeep Kumar, found dead yesterday, will be held today. The girl’s mother asked the police to find out what happened to her daughter.

The girl's mother said Pradeep used to come home in the name of helping us. She said the school authorities had filed a complaint against him with Childline two years ago.
The girl and the 42-year-old youth went missing three weeks ago. The two were found hanging from a tree the other day. Police said the bodies were days old. There were reports that the two were in a relationship.

Pradeep, a bachelor was close with the girl’s family. The bodies were found in an acacia grove near the ground, just 200 meters away from the girl's house. Initially, a search was conducted as per their mobile location, but they could not be found. The investigation was extended to Karnataka, concluding that they might have gone there. Both their phones were switched off.

The bodies were found yesterday in a search conducted by about 100 policemen with the help of locals. Police said the foul smell was not noticeable as there is a poultry farm near this place.

The bodies had the same clothes worn when they went missing. Two phones, a knife, and chocolate were found nearby. They climbed the tree with the help of stones. The police also found that a penknife was purchased from a shop to cut the rope.