Jaipatna: Body of an elderly man was recovered from the bank of Hati River at Khairmal village under Jaipatna block of Kalahandi district on Thursday.
Reportedly, the deceased identified as Bira Swain of Ghenuguda village under Mangalpur gram panchayat of Jaipatna had gone missing while taking a bath at a canal yesterday.
His body was found lying alongside the river bank today morning. On getting information Jaipatna Police reached the spot and sent it for post mortem.