The victim Kantha Raju (38) was an auto driver in Rajarajeshwari Nagar.
According to family sources, Raju left for Sabarimala on January 9. After the darshan, Raju and his friends stayed back to witness ‘makara vilaku'.
On their way to Pulmedu he went missing. Since he was not carrying a mobile phone, his friends could not contact him.
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