DINDIGUL
Relatives of a worker of a workshop at Seelapadi, who died under mysterious circumstances, blocked Dindigul-Tiruchi Highway in front of the Government Hospital here on Tuesday demanding a probe into his death.
The deceased was X. Kumar (32) of Athoor. Police said Kumar suddenly swooned at the workshop on Monday morning. The other workers rushed him to Dindigul GH for treatment, where the doctors declared him brought dead.
The relatives took Kumar’s body to their village for burial. When they found a wound on the head, they brought the body back to the GH for a post-mortem. After the post-mortem was conducted, the relatives and friends of the deceased refused to accept the body and blocked the highway suddenly demanding a probe.
The police assured them that they would investigate the case, following which they withdrew the agitation and took the body to their village.