Body fished out of lake identified as rowdy’s

CHENNAI: A man who was found murdered inside the Sholavaram lake on Sunday has been identified as

‘rowdy’ Divakar

, 24, a resident of BV Colony in

Vyasarpadi

. Police have launched a hunt for the assailants, who dumped his

body

inside the lake, at least 3km away from embankment.


Police said Divakar was involved in two murder cases and a few attempt to murder cases in Chennai and Tiruvallur. “On Sunday afternoon, he left his home with his friends and did not return. Meanwhile, his parents who were in search of him got information that a body with injury marks was found near the Sholavaram lake,” said a police officer.

After Divakar’s parents identified the body, the Sholavaram police registered a case of murder. Police said there were injury marks all over his body. As he was involved in more than two murder cases, police suspect that he could have been murdered out of enmity. Further investigations are on.