Kannur (Kerala) Aug 1 - The family of Catholic priest James Mukalel, who was found dead on the roadside in Karnataka's Dakshin Kannada district earlier this week, have decided to go in for another post-mortem to ascertain the cause of his death.

The 38-year-old's body is now at the St. Sebastian's Church at Vellad in Kannur district and the last rites would be performed Saturday by a team of priests, said Deny George, a family friend of Mukalel.

'Once the service gets over, the body will be taken to the Government Medical College at Kozhikode for another post-mortem because close relatives, including his parents and his brother Tomy, feel there is something wrong,' George, an advocate by profession, told IANS.

'The body has already undergone a post-mortem in Mangalore and arrived here yesterday (Friday) evening. As and when the body comes back from the hospital, it would be buried in the cemetery at St. Sebastian's Church,' he said.