Simulia BDO Bishwaranjan Mohanty was found hanging in his official residence in Baleswar district on Thursday. He had been appointed as the BDO of Simulia around two months ago.
Sources said Mohanty was found hanging in his official residence at Simulia under mysterious circumstances in the afternoon.
Mohanty had gone to his office in the morning and returned home around noon. Employees of the BDO office started searching for Mohanty after he skipped a scheduled official meeting through videoconference.
They broke open the door of the BDO’s residence and found him hanging, sources said.
However, it was yet to be ascertained why Mohanty took the extreme step.