Cuttack: Police on Monday late night recovered the body of a lawyer, who was missing since Thursday last, from a well at Nuasahi under Bidanasi police limits in Odisha’s Cuttack city.
The deceased was identified as Arya Choudhury, a resident of Telenga Bazar in Cuttack.
According to reports, Arya had gone missing on Thursday. When he did not return home for long, his family members suspected foul play and lodged a complaint with the Bidanasi police station. The police launched a search for the missing lawyer and found his body inside a well late Monday night.
In her complaint, the deceased lawyer’s mother said that Arya left home on Thursday after receiving a call. She wrote that she suspects her son was killed and his body was dumped in the well.
The police and a scientific team reached the spot and launched a probe. The dead body was sent to Cuttack SCB Medical Center for autopsy.
The body will be handed over to the family members after the post-mortem.