Bhubaneswar: The body of a youth who had gone missing from Kaintara village under Kinjirikela Police Station in Sundaragada district was recovered from the Ib River today, three days after he went missing.
The deceased has been identified as Dhiraj Tanti (25).
According to information, Dhiraj had gone out with his friends on November 9 and did not return home. When his family members asked his friends about his whereabouts, they could not give a satisfactory answer. After failing to trace him despite extensive search, the family lodged a complaint at the police station.
Police along with an ODRAF team launched a search operation in the Ib River on Wednesday but could not find him. The search was suspended in the evening due to darkness. The ODRAF team resumed the search operation this morning and recovered Dhiraj’s body from the river after some time.
Police reached the spot, seized the body and sent it for post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, the family members have lodged a written complaint and alleged that someone murdered Dhiraj and dumped his body in the river.
Based on the complaint, police have started investigation from various angles.
