Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, the body of a newly-married youth was found hanging in a forest about 1 km from his village in Keonjhar on Wednesday.
According to reports, Nirmal Sahu, son of Laxman Sahu of Kalimati village in Harichandanpur block of Odisha’s Keonjhar district, married Dudhumati Sahu, daughter of Gurcharan Sahu of Pietagola village in the neighbourhood, on March 11 this year. Nirmal was last seen on March 14. After he went missing, his family failed to trace his whereabouts despite an extensive search.
On Wednesday, some villagers spotted Nirmal’s body hanging from a tree barely 1 km from the village. These villagers informed the deceased family and Harichandanpur police about the incident.
Police seized the body and sent it for post-mortem. An investigation has been launched into the tragic incident.
