Manipal: The body of a man who is suspected to have died about three weeks ago was found in a ditch behind the building of Sannakkibettu Kalabhoomi in Herga village here on Friday night.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained as the body was nearly decomposed and also separated from the head.

Manipal Police, who visited the site and conducted an inspection, have suspected the deceased man to have committed suicide more than 20 days ago by hanging himself from the branch of a tree. The officers said that the branch would have collapsed as the corpse started turning putrid and gaining weight.

The corpse has been sent to a hospital in Manipal, with the help of social activist Nithyananda Olakadu, to conduct the post-mortem examination.

The relatives of the deceased person have been asked to contact Manipal Police on the matter.

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Virudhunagar (PTI): More than 10 workers were feared dead following a blast in a firecrackers manufacturing unit near here and some others were severely injured, police said.

The blast occurred when about 30 workers were engaged in routine manufacturing related processes at the firecrackers unit at Kattanarpatti near here, they said adding portions of the building too collapsed under the impact.