Bhubaneswar: Tension gripped Mohana area in Gajapati district after a 55-year-old man was found murdered about two kilometres away from his village.
The deceased has been identified as Balaram Petusingh of the same area.
According to reports, Balaram did not return home last night. His family members searched for him at various places and finally found his body lying under a tree about two kilometres from the village. The body bore injury marks on the face and other parts. A large blood-stained stone was found lying near the body.
Meanwhile, the deceased’s brother, Trinath Petusingh, has alleged that Balaram was crushed to death with the stone. The body was found at some distance from a country liquor shop.
On being informed, Mohana Police Station and Chandragiri Outpost personnel reached the spot and seized the body.
Police have started an investigation. The exact motive and the identity of the accused will be clear only after the investigation, police said.
