Mysuru, May 11 -- Renowned scientist had reportedly gone missing on May 7; Last rites held at Chamundi foothill with State honours

Padma Shri Dr. Subbanna Ayyappan (70), retired Director General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and former Secretary of Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), was found dead under mysterious circumstances, at River Cauvery near Srirangapatna in Mandya district yesterday.

Ayyappan, who was residing along with his wife Uma at Sankalp Apartment, Akkamahadevi Road, Vishweshwaranagar Industrial Suburb, Vidyaranyapuram in city, had been outside, riding his two-wheeler on May 7, but did not return.

Worried relatives, who went searching for him, had lodged a missing complaint a...