A former Sarpanch was found dead under mysterious circumstances near Turukela station road in the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Dilip Kumar Sahoo, former Sarpanch of Mahulpali village in the district.
Dilip had gone to the nearby station road when he was allegedly attacked by some unidentified assailants leading to his death on the spot, said his family members.
Later, family members of the deceased lodged a complaint with the local police in the connection. On the basis of the complaint, the Turakela police and Kantabanji SDPO rushed to the spot and launched an investigations.