Idukki A week-long person missing case investigation by the Idukki police has resulted in the exhumation of the body of a tribal youth, Maheendran, 24, from deep inside the Bison Valley in the Rajakkad police station limits in Idukki.
The investigation has concluded that Maheendran possibly died from accidental discharging an illegal hunting weapon during a midnight wildlife poaching run in the dense forests a week ago.
The police discovered Maheendran's body near a cardamom plantation on Saturday. Investigators said Maheendran was familiar with forest routes and had accompanied a gang of poachers for a late-night hunt. The men possibly carried country-made smooth bore muzzleloaders, and one of the weapons fired accidentally.
