City Police on Monday confirmed the death of CPM leader W R Varadarajan by matching fingerprints, in addition to a positive identification by the leader’s wife on Sunday. Varadarajan’s body was found in a lake in Porur on February 13, two days after he disappeared from his home.“The identity of the body has been confirmed. The fingerprints samples have tallied,’’ said ACP (Law and Order) Shakeel Akhtar.
He said the results of the DNA tests were awaited. On Sunday, Varadarajan’s wife Saraswathy had identified his highly-decomposed body but the CPM chose to play it safe, saying only forensic and DNA tests would confirm whether the body was Varadarajan’s. A postmortem was conducted and the report would be available in a few days, Shakeel added.
Last Rites Today: The last rites of the former CPM central committee member, W R Varadarajan, whose death was confirmed by the police on Monday, would be held on Tuesday, according to a party release. His body would be kept in the party State committee office in T Nagar from 11 am on Tuesday for party members and the public to pay homage.
The last rites would be conducted at 3 pm. A three-day mourning would be observed and the party flag would be flown half-mast, the release added.
