A tribesman, who went to a reserve forest area of the Karamadai forest range in Coimbatore district for hunting hare along with two others on Saturday, was found dead with bullet injuries on Sunday.
The police said that R. Sanjith, 23, from Sorandi tribal settlement at Athikadavu near Pilloor reservoir, was found dead in the forest. The police are on the lookout for K. Praveen alias Murugesan, 37, of Kundoor and Pappaiyan, 50, of Ansoor near Velliangadu.
According to the police, Praveen and Pappaiyan came to Sanjith’s residence on Saturday evening. They allegedly consumed liquor and had dinner, before proceeding to a reserve forest area with a country-made rifle for hunting hare.
Praveen alerted Sanjith’s family on Sunday morning that the former suffered bullet injuries in a forest area close to the banks of river Bhavani. Tribesmen rushed to the spot and found Sanjith dead with bullet injuries. They alerted the Pilloor dam police about the incident and stated that Praveen and Pappaiyan were missing.
The police inspected the scene of crime and shifted the body to the Government Hospital at Mettupalayam for post-mortem. Karamadai inspector M. Gnanasekaran said the police were on the lookout for the two suspects.
Published – June 29, 2025 09:54 pm IST
