The body of a youth (22) was found in Kolukhedi on Thursday morning at Kolukhedi forest under Khajuri police station area.
According to the police around 6 am, locals spotted a body and informed them. On the receipt of the information, a police team was rushed to the spot. After preliminary investigation, the body was sent for the post mortem. The deceased was identified as Manish Meena of Bhainsakhedi village near Bairagarh.
Police said that the circumstantial evidences suggest that the victim was strangulated to death and no other injury marks were found on the body. The reason of the death could not be ascertained at the moment as the post mortem report is awaited.
On Wednesday afternoon when the youth returned home from grazing his cattle, he was looking stressed. He took his motorbike and left the house. He later called up at his home that he will return after 30 minutes but after he failed to return, his family members started to search for him and lodged a missing complaint with the Khajuri Police.
On Thursday morning, family received information that Manish’s motorbike was spotted near forest in Kolukhedi. The family members rushed to the spot and started searching for him. He was found inside the forest. The police have registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. The victim got married on May 28 this year.
If murder is confirmed, a case under Section 302 of the IPC will be registered, police said.