A body of a man was found on the roadside at Chhanagiri village under the Jankia police station in Khordha on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sheikh Suleman of the village.
Though the reason behind his death was yet to be ascertained, it was suspected that he was murdered over a past enmity and the body was dumped on roadside.
Police have sent the body for postmortem and started an investigation.
Two persons have been detained by police for questioning in this connection.Several criminal cases were pending against Sheikh Suleman, reports said.