Bhubaneswar: The body of a Zilla Parishad member was found hanging in the house of his relatives at Laxmi Vihar in Sisupalgarh area of Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as Dharmendra Sahu, Zilla Parishad member of Zone 11 in Gop block of Puri district.
It is suspected that he committed suicide over a family dispute. Police have initiated a probe to ascertain the truth behind his death.
“We will conduct a detailed inquiry. We have not found anything till now. After conducting inquest we have sent the body for post-mortem. The house was locked, no one was staying in the house. We will conduct inquiry from all angles , the truth will come out. Nothing will be brushed under the carpet,” informed Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Prakash Pal.
Meanwhile, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased have been recovered from a plot near his house. The mobile phones were recovered by the police using sniffer dogs. The mobile phones were found switched off at 2.43 AM on Saturday, sources in the police said.
