A jawan of the Indian Army was allegedly beaten to death by a mob at Batula village under the Gangapur police station in Ganjam district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ranjan Kumar Nahak (24) of Sahaspur. He was serving in the Mahar Regiment.
According to reports, the mob intercepted and attacked Ranjan and his friend Binod Goud when the two reached Batula by a motorcycle. While Ranjan died on the spot, Binod sustained grievous injuries in the attack and was admitted to the Aska hospital.
Police have s the body for post-mortem and initiated an investigation into the matter. Though the exact motive behind the attack was yet to be ascertained, sources said the incident was fallout of a love affair between the jawan and a girl of the locality.