Kochi: A man, who was acquitted in the 2011 Varapuzha sexual assault case, was found dead in a well in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.

The body of Vinod Kumar has recovered from a well in a tribal colony at Kashid beach village a few days ago. Pointing to murder, the body was tied to a rock.

He was murdered and body dumped in the well likely after a quarrel during a liquor bout, police stated.

Two, including a minor, have been arrested.

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Vinod Kumar was a native of Payyannur in Kerala's Kannur district. 

Five, including Vinod Kumar, were acquitted in 2016 in the sensational case over the sexual assault of a girl from Varapuzha, Kochi. Two others — Sobha John and ex-Army officer Jayarajan Nair — were convicted. 

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Vinod Kumar was reportedly working for a resort in the tourist destination on the Arabian Sea coast. 

The body was cremated. 

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