Namakkal: A 20-year-old youth took his own life by jumping into the Cauvery River near the Odapalli check dam in Namakkal district on Saturday evening.Pallipalayam police have identified the deceased as Mohammed Sabir, of Odapalli village near Pallipalayam.Investigation revealed that he left home on his two-wheeler without informing his family on Saturday evening. When he did not return home that night, his father Abdul Rahim searched for him. He later lodged a missing complaint with the police, early on Sunday morning. “His family said he was looking very upset on Saturday,” said a police officer.Meanwhile, police were alerted that a man’s body was found floating in the Cauvery River. On examining it, they identified it as Mohammed Sabir.Police retrieved the body and sent it for a postmortem. The reason behind Sabir taking the extreme step is not known. A case has been registered and further investigation is on.
