Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a Junior Engineer (JE) working with the Nilagiri Notified Area Council (NAC) was found dead under suspicious circumstances inside his rented house in Baleshwar district on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Debashis Prusti. He had been transferred from Basudevpur Municipality in Bhadrak district and had joined Nilagiri NAC only three months ago.
According to sources, Debashis was staying as a tenant in the house of one Manoj Kumar Das at Barisahi village under Ward No. 5 of Nilagiri NAC. He had attended office on Monday, but did not report for duty on Tuesday. His colleagues tried to contact him over phone, but he did not answer.
Suspecting something amiss, concerned colleagues went to his rented accommodation and found the door locked from inside. Despite repeated calls, there was no response. Finally, the door was broken open and Debashis was found lying on the floor inside the house. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
The exact reason behind the death of JE Debashis Prusti is still unclear. Police, meanwhile, have started investigation into the matter.
