Tension prevailed in Gangabelari village under Erasama block after a missing man’s body was recovered from a forest on the Erasama coast on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Bikash Senapati who had gone missing from house three days ago. The body had multiple injuries. Meanwhile, the deceased family lodged an FIR with Erasama police alleging that Bikash was abducted and murdered by his elder brother Aba Senapati following a dispute over a piece of land and burning of a JCB machine.
Basing on the complaint, the police have detained three persons, including Aba and the JCB machine owner. An investigation was on.
According to sources, soon after Bikash’s body was spotted, hundreds of villagers gathered at the spot and blamed police for inaction. later, the police reached the spot and pacified the villagers.
Notably, Aba had engaged a JCB machine for digging of the disputed land for a prawn pond, which had enraged Bikash. In retaliation, Bikash had set fire to the JCB machine.