Dead body of Nilakntha Mahapatra, a former students’ union leader of the Khallikote College, was found in the Hema Chandra Lodge on the Zenana Hospital Road hre, where he was staying for a long time.
Police sent Mahapatra’s body to the MKCG Medical College Hospital here for postmortem and then handed it over to his family members. Mahapatra was the president of Khallikote College in 1988-1989. Besides, being involved with the Congress party, he trained budding basketball players. Following his demise, a pall of gloom has descended among the college students, basketball players and the Congress members.
Police said the exact reason for his death would be known after receiving the postmortem report. But his family members suspected that he might have died due to a heart attack.