KOTTAYAM: An Argentine football fan from Arumanoor near Kottayam went missing after Argentina suffered a 0-3 rout against Croatia in the FIFA World Cup match.
It is feared Dinu Alex, 30, son of Alexander of 'Kottathil', went missing in the heavy currents of the Meenachil river. The police also recovered a suicide note in which Dinu said he was going to die for he could not bear Argentina's defeat. Dinu left the house around 5 am on Friday.
Police said they along with Fire and Rescue service personnel were also searching in a nearby river as a sniffer dog ran up to the river bank and stopped there.
Father of Alex said his son was a great fan of Lionel Messi, captain of Argentina, which has just one point from two games in so far in the world cup in Russia.
This means Argentina will probably have to beat Nigeria in their last game and hope other results go their way to avoid elimination.
(With inputs from PTI)