Body of man found at Marine Drive; cops suspect suicide

Police said two teams formed to investigate the matter. File pic

The Marine Drive police on Wednesday registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR), following the recovery of an unidentified body of a man on the shoreline. According to the police, they were alerted by a passerby about the body at around 10 pm on Tuesday.

"We have registered an ADR. The body was sent to GT Hospital, where a post-mortem was conducted, and it was found out that the man died by drowning," a senior police officer from the Marine Drive police station told mid-day.

Police said they are yet to identify the body and have formed teams to further investigate the incident. "There are no identification marks on the body. We suspect the age of the deceased to be around 20-30 years old," added the officer.

The police suspect that the man might have died by suicide. "As the post-mortem analysis suggests a case of drowning, we suspect that it is a suicide, but the investigation is at a very primary stage. We are checking the records of missing persons to identify the body," said the officer.

10 pm
Time cops were informed about incident on Tuesday

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