Sambalpur: The body of a youth who had reportedly gone to meet his married girlfriend was recovered from the power channel in Burla of Sambalpur district.
The deceased identified as Subendhu Kuanr (26) of Ghenupali had gone missing on Tuesday.
As per a complaint lodged by his family, he had gone to meet his girlfriend, as she had come to her parents’ house, but had not returned home.
During the investigation, police detained some youths and interrogated them. They confessed to murdering Subendhu and dumping his body in the power channel.
Based on their information, police recovered the body from the power channel and sent it for post-mortem.