Helicopter deployed to find missing body in Palar river

Manoharan (32) of Vaduganthangal who was serving in the army at Ladakh came home on leave, but was swept away along with his two-wheeler when he attempted to cross the ground level causeway connecting Virinjipuram and Vaduganthangal on November 18 while returning home. His wife and relatives on Monday staged a dharna in the portico of the Vellore Collectorate demanding that a helicopter be pressed into service to locate his body. The family were supported by the Vellore unit of the Hindu Munani.