A doctor, who had gone missing from his native in Vedasandur in Dindigul district, was found dead inside his car in Poombarai in Kodaikanal on Saturday.
According to police, Joshua Samraj, 29, from Vedasandur was found dead inside his car. The local residents, on seeing the young man in the car, informed Kodaikanal police who sent the body for postmortem and registered a case.
It was said that Joshua who was working in a private hospital in Madurai lost money by playing online games and was in distress due to this. Earlier, his parents lodged a missing complaint with Vedasandur police.
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Published – June 07, 2025 10:38 pm IST