Kottayam: K Jayakumar, former state university wrestling champion (Bengaluru Military DSC), passed away. He was 55. He was the son of the late Krishnankutty Nair and Thankamani Amma.

Jayakumar is survived by his wife, Preeti G Nair, and their children, Anjali J. Nair, who works at TCS Gandhinagar, and Arjun Jayakumar, a student at Mangalam Engineering College.

Siblings: Geeta K. Nair (Retd. Teacher Amrita Vidyalaya, Thiruvalla), Anita K. Nair (Deputy General Manager, BSNL, Ernakulam), Ashalatha (Retd. Headmistress Town Govt. School, Kottayam), Gopu Nattassery (Co. Coordinator, Green Community Kottayam), Sreelakshmi (Teacher Girideepam Kottayam)

The cremation will take place on Sunday at 4 pm at Nattassery Puthettu house.