T’puram: A 36-year-old man was found dead at a quarry at Kunnupara near Kovalam with police suspecting suicide. The deceased has been identified as Lal Krishnan of Kovalam.According to the police, Krishnan had been missing since Wednesday morning. His relatives had approached the police after they could not locate him. During the subsequent search, his body was found in the quarry, prompting the police to launch a probe.The police said a pair of slippers believed to belong to Krishnan was found on top of the cliff overlooking the quarry. This has strengthened the suspicion that he may have jumped from the cliff into the quarry. However, the police said the circumstances surrounding his death were yet to be established.Kovalam Police have registered a case. Officials said the exact cause of death would be determined only after the postmortem examination.The police are also gathering information from Krishnan’s family members and others who had interacted with him before he went missing.