Jayakumar Dhansingh was missing since May 2 and his family had filed a missing complaint.
The police team found the burnt body of Jaikumar Dhansingh in his 10-acre farm, with his hands and legs tied and a cleaning utensil stuffed in his mouth.
According to Jayakumar Dhansingh's son, the Congress leader had lodged a complaint with Tirunelveli district superintendent of police Silambarasan that he feared for his life and had seen strange people near his house.
He had also reportedly mentioned the names of some Congress leaders who owed huge amounts of money.
Superintendent of Police Silambarasan has formed seven investigation teams to solve the case, but till now no clue has been found.
A senior Tirunelveli police officer told IANS that the police are examining the call details of Jayakumar Dhansingh and the people who contacted him in the last few days.
AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) attacked the DMK government for the failure of the state police to provide security to the Congress leader even after he sent a letter to the Superintendent of Police about the threats. He was facing.
A senior police officer told IANS that they were following some leads and the murder might have taken place on May 2 or May 3.
He said that the wife and son of the deceased Congress leader have informed the police that they do not know anything about the incident.
The police officer said they were waiting for the post-mortem report and some forensic analysis.
"We are waiting for the forensic report and trying to trace his movements in the last few hours before his death," he said.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K. Speaking to IANS, Selvaperunthagai said the police investigation will be fair and in accordance with the law.
The police team found the burnt body of Jaikumar Dhansingh in his 10-acre farm, with his hands and legs tied and a cleaning utensil stuffed in his mouth.
According to Jayakumar Dhansingh's son, the Congress leader had lodged a complaint with Tirunelveli district superintendent of police Silambarasan that he feared for his life and had seen strange people near his house.
He had also reportedly mentioned the names of some Congress leaders who owed huge amounts of money.
Superintendent of Police Silambarasan has formed seven investigation teams to solve the case, but till now no clue has been found.
A senior Tirunelveli police officer told IANS that the police are examining the call details of Jayakumar Dhansingh and the people who contacted him in the last few days.
AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) attacked the DMK government for the failure of the state police to provide security to the Congress leader even after he sent a letter to the Superintendent of Police about the threats. He was facing.
A senior police officer told IANS that they were following some leads and the murder might have taken place on May 2 or May 3.
He said that the wife and son of the deceased Congress leader have informed the police that they do not know anything about the incident.
The police officer said they were waiting for the post-mortem report and some forensic analysis.
"We are waiting for the forensic report and trying to trace his movements in the last few hours before his death," he said.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K. Speaking to IANS, Selvaperunthagai said the police investigation will be fair and in accordance with the law.
