Ooty : A cashier at a pay-and-use toilet here was found dead on his seat, said to be due to biting cold, following rain for the last three days.

Police rushed to the spot on being informed that Selvam (45) was lying on the chair and called an ambulance. But the ambulance said Selvam was dead and it was not possible to take a body.

People say that death could have occurred due to biting cold, as the temperature had come down below 10 degree celcius. Police are waiting for report from the hospital.