Jajpur: Police fished out the body of a youth from a canal behind a stone crusher near Rathia under Dharmasala police limits in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Rudra Prasad Behera, son of Narahari Behera of Abhayapur village.
According to reports, Rudra has been missing since last Tuesday. Though his family members launched a frantic search for him, Rudra’s whereabouts could not be ascertained. Finally, they filed a missing report at the Dharmasala police station on Wednesday.
Locals spotted the body of the youth floating in the canal in the Rathia area on Thursday and informed the police as well as his family members. On being informed, police reached the spot, rescued the body and launched an investigation.
While preliminary investigation hint that the youth was killed over a love affair, police said that they are investigation into the matter.
