A 25-year-old man, A. Vignesh of Arani, was found dead in a storm-water drain (SWD) in Pudur village near Arani on Sunday.

The police said he was working at a private finance firm in Aranihad completed M. Com and was working in a private firm in Chennai. A few years ago, he joined a private finance company in Arani, where he worked as a collection agent. He was married and has one daughter. On Saturday night, he left home to meet his friends. When he did not return, his family approached the police, who launched a search and found his body in a SWD.

The body was sent to Government Medical College and Hospital in Tiruvannamalai for a post-mortem.