The post mortem conducted on Sidhrathulla Ahmed has found that his cause of death was drowning.
Sidhrathulla was found dead in the waters near IGMH on October 23. Several injuries were discovered on his body, and the police suspected unnatural causes as the cause of his death. The body was sent to neighbouring India on October 2nd to conduct a postmortem to determine the cause of his death.
The police on Sunday said the preliminary report on his death had listed drowning as the primary cause of death. The injuries found on his body are likely to have been received while the deceased’s body was in the water following his death, said the report. The police said it is also known that traces of drugs were in his system at the time of his death. Further testing is ongoing abroad, said the police.
The family of the deceased claims Sidhrathulla was murdered and dumped at sea.
Sidhrathulla Ahmed, 31
