India: BJP activist found dead in canal

Nagapattinam, Apr 15 (PTI) A 40-year old BJP functionary was found dead with multiple cut injuries in a canal near Velankanni in the district Monday, police said.

Passersby saw the body and informed the police who identified the deceased as Senthil Kumar, district president of the party's unorganised workers wing.

Meanwhile, BJP cadre, alleging that Kumar was murdered, blocked the Nagapattinam-Velankanni Road demanding the immediate arrest of those behind the killing.