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Missing Medical Student Found Dead in Car in Keralam
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News18•07-10-2026, 13:15
Missing Medical Student Found Dead in Car in Keralam
- •A 25-year-old final-year medical student named Ashiq was found dead inside a locked car parked in Kallambalam.
- •Family sources reported that the student had been missing from home for the past two days.
- •Preliminary police examinations suggest suicide, though the exact cause of death will be confirmed after a post-mortem.
- •The body was transferred to the Government Medical College Hospital in Parippally for further procedures and an investigation is currently underway.
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The deceased was identified as Ashiq, a 25-year-old final-year medical student who had been missing from home for two days before being found.
His body was found inside a car that was locked from the inside and parked by the roadside at Kallambalam, along a stretch where National Highway construction work is underway.
A preliminary examination suggested suicide because some material was found burnt inside the locked car, though the exact cause of death will be confirmed after a post-mortem examination.
