Bolangir: Police today recovered the blood-soaked body of Patnagarh block Junior Engineer (JE) Suresh Chandra Sahoo from a cotton field near Bankabear village in Bolangir district.
His motorcycle was lying near the body.
It is suspected that Sahoo was murdered before being dumped in the cotton field.
Sahoo, who was in charge of four panchayats had left his home for a field visit yesterday but did not return.
Locals on sighting Sahoo’s body lying in the field had informed the police following which the latter seized the body and are investigating the matter.
Sahoo was a native of Salipur area in Cuttack district.
