PATTAYA – Police officers from Pattaya City Police Station and rescuers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation proceeded to investigate the body of a foreign man found on Big Buddha Mountain, Ban Ko Lan, Village No. 7, Na Kluea Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province.
The finding was made at the summit of Big Buddha Mountain, which is 230 metres above sea level. The body is Mr. Gnanamurthy, a 31-year-old Indian national. A rope was put around his neck and tied to a tree. The officers investigated the body and found no signs of mistreatment.
Ms. Koi, 36, who runs a motorcycle rental service, stated that the Indian man had been in Pattaya for two months. He rented her motorcycle and borrowed money from her. He informed her that his father was a police officer in India. Before the tragedy happened, Mr. Gnanamurthy called his father to ask for money that he had borrowed. Because he still owes vehicle rental expenses.
“He showed me his texts to his family.” He threatened to commit suicide if his father did not return the money. “At first, I thought he was just threatening,” Ms. Koi explained.
Initially, the police turned over the body to rescue workers, who transported it to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police Hospital for an autopsy. They also coordinated with the Indian embassy. Regarding the cause of death, the police concluded that, after reviewing numerous pieces of evidence, the man didn’t have any money, which caused stress until the end of his life.
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