Berhampur: The K Nuagaon police recovered the body of a man who was allegedly bludgeoned to death by unidentified attackers at Narayanpur village of Bhramarapur panchayat under Digapahandi block in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Saturday night. The mutilated body was recovered on Sunday from the embankment of a canal adjacent to a road.
The deceased has been identified as Milan Sahu, a resident of Deuliapada village of Chandapur panchayat under Chikiti block in the district.
According to reports, Milan went to a place near Nuapada College on Saturday evening in his cargo auto to take a bath. A security guard at the college said Milan spoke to him briefly before leaving the place on a bike with an unidentified person. His family members last spoke to him over the phone at 10.00 pm on Saturday but could not be reached after some time he went incommunicado.
Locals spotted the body Sunday morning and informed police. K Nuagaon PS IIC, Kishore Kumar Samal along with a forensic team reached the spot and launched an investigation into the incident. The deep gashes on the head and face of the victim made the police suspect that he had been hit by some blunt object, causing his death.
Locals meanwhile, alleged that Milan was into gambling and he could have been done to death by fellow gamblers over some monetary disputes.
