The body of a farmer was found in a rubber plantation near his house at Kelakkavala, near Pulpally, in the district on Tuesday morning. The farmer had been missing since Monday night.
The police identified the deceased as Rajendran Nair, 55, of Kizhakke Ilayidathu, at Chempakamoola under the Pulpally police station limits.
His relatives said he had borrowed nearly ₹73,000 from the Primary Service Cooperative Bank at Pulpally in 2017 by mortgaging his 70 cents of land. But as per the bank records, Rajendran Nair had borrowed ₹25 lakh. Earlier a group of loanees, including Rajendran Nair, had complained that the former governing council had swindled of the rest of the money. They also staged protest in front of the bank demanding a Vigilance investigation into the issue. Later, the Vigilance conducted a probe and the case is under the consideration of the Kerala High Court.
