A 31-year-old man from Tiruppur, who suffered injuries after falling from a steep portion of the Vellingiri hills near Coimbatore on April 19, died on Monday, April 22. With this, the total number of persons who have died while trekking the hills this pilgrimage season, rose to eight.
The deceased has been identified as B. Veerakumar, who hailed from S.V. Colony in Tiruppur. The police said that Veerakumar trekked the Vellingiri hills along with his friends on April 18. The group embarked on the trek in the afternoon, and stayed at the hilltop. Veerakumar fell from a steep portion while descending the seventh hill on morning of April 19.
As per a complaint lodged by Veerakumar’s mother B. Jothimani at the Alandurai police station, her son’s friend Jagadeesh informed her about the fall around 7 a.m. on April 19.
