Police on Friday exhumed the dead body of a woman from a forest near Murumadihi under the Raighar police station in Nabarangpur district. Shockingly, police found the body in 31 pieces.
The deceased was identified as Tilabati Gond, a resident of Baghabeda village.
According to the family members, Tilabati had left her house on Wednesday saying she was going somewhere, and never returned. The next day, the family members and the villagers searched for her everywhere and after failing to trace her informed police.
The woman’s father also lodged a complaint at the Raighar police station alleging that his daughter was murdered. Police launched a probe and ascertained that she was murdered and buried in a forest.
Sources said police detained a couple from Murumadihi village. The detainees identified as Chandra Rout and his wife were being interrogated.
A police official said, “A villager named Luduram Gond had lodged a complaint that his daughter had been murdered and buried. We launched an investigation and exhumed the body. In this connection, we have detained two persons.”