Death of a 31-year-old migrant worker in a mob attack in Palakkad sparks outrage

Published - January 01, 2026 08:19 pm IST Hithesh Sanker, forensic surgeon at the Government Medical College Hospital, Thrissur, is struggling hard these days to shrug off the blood-stained memories of the post-mortem examination performed on Ram Narayan Baghel, a Chhattisgarh native, on December 18, 2025. Over his career spanning a few decades, Dr. Sanker has conducted hundreds of post-mortem examinations.