COIMBATORE: The body of an unidentified man was found floating in the Muthannankulam (a waterbody) in Coimbatore on Friday morning. The body bore deep injuries on the throat, and police said someone had murdered the man and dumped the body in the Muthannankulam.
On being alerted by locals, the R S Puram (law&order) police rushed to the spot and retrieved the body. It was sent to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) for postmortem.
The police were trying to trace the identity of the man. They said once the identity of the man was established, the motive for the murder would be known.