A youth who had gone missing a few days ago was found dead in suspicious circumstances in a drainage near Syrian Church road in Coimbatore on Monday.The police said that Abuthahir Basha (27), who had been residing near Pasuvannan Kovil within the jurisdiction of the R.S. Puram police station, was found dead.Conservancy workers of the Coimbatore Corporation found the corpse in a drainage during their routine work on Monday morning. They immediately alerted the R.S. Puram police. A team of the police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. The body was shifted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examination.R.S. Puram Inspector Kamatchinathan said Basha had been missing for some days, following which his family lodged a complaint on Saturday, May 30. A case regarding the missing man was registered, he said.A wound on hip region was noticed on the body during the inquest. The police were awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of death. Published - June 01, 2026 05:36 pm IST