Bangalore: The Tamil Nadu police have recovered a body of a civilian in the forests
near Kolathur on December 10, highly placed sources said in Bangalore.
The deceased is not a police personnel, the sources said, dismissing reports that the
body was found in Chengadi forest area, where body of slain JD-U (Janata Dal-United)
leader H Nagappa was spotted on December 8.
Sources said the recovery of the body was not connected to the incident involving
Nagappa's killing.
It said the dead body was spotted near a check dam and Tamil Nadu police are
investigating whether the deceased had committed suicide or it was a case of a
murder.
Earlier, Karnataka Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge dismissed as "rumours" reports
that a dead body was found near Chengadi forests.
He said the STF (Special Task Force) men were asked to comb the area following
reports that a body had been spotted near the area where Nagappa's dead body was
found.
PTI
