Stephen Kayyar

Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (MS)

Kasargod, Jan 18: The body of the lady teacher, who went missing two days ago, was found on the bank of rivulet near Shiriya bridge of Kumbale in the district on Saturday, January 18.

Roopa, who was a teacher of Miyapadavu Vani Vijaya higher secondary school, is the deceased. The family members of the deceased are suspecting that Roopa was murdered. Kumble police have done the preliminary checks of the body and have sent the same for post mortem to Periyaram Medical College.

Roopa mysteriously went missing on January 16. A complaint was duly lodged at the Manjeshwar police station by her family members. As the police were investigating, her body was found near the rivulet of Shiriya bridge. The body was identified by the relatives of the deceased.

The police have informed that the exact reason for the death can only be ascertained after the receipt of the post mortem report. Information about the deceased was collected by the police from her husband Chandrashekhar.

Kumble police are investigating further.