The nine bodies, found wrapped in plastic sheets last month, have been identified by relatives of the deceased, as belonging to three families from Poonakari.
According to the Uthayan, identity cards found with the bodies, together with information from relatives have identified the bodies as that of Thiruchelvam Rameswaran from Korakkattu, Paranthan and his wife Rameswaran Kousalya; their relatives from Selvapuram Poonakari: Kanthasami Pavalarani and her children Kasthuri and Rajeevganth, as well as members of another family: Thuraiyappa Pooranalingam, his wife Pooranalingam Pusbavathi, and their daughter Kalavathani, Menaka and Gajeepan.
The skeletal remains were unearthed on February 28th in a family's back yard at their home, which is situated within a housing development were surface work was being carried out.
According to the Uthayan, identity cards found with the bodies, together with information from relatives have identified the bodies as that of Thiruchelvam Rameswaran from Korakkattu, Paranthan and his wife Rameswaran Kousalya; their relatives from Selvapuram Poonakari: Kanthasami Pavalarani and her children Kasthuri and Rajeevganth, as well as members of another family: Thuraiyappa Pooranalingam, his wife Pooranalingam Pusbavathi, and their daughter Kalavathani, Menaka and Gajeepan.
The skeletal remains were unearthed on February 28th in a family's back yard at their home, which is situated within a housing development were surface work was being carried out.