A body of a teacher, who had gone missing, was found at Mahanadi river bank near Khamarang village under the Banki police limits in Cuttack district on Tuesday.
The deceased Nimai Charan Mohapatra was a resident of Sahadapada village and working as the Headmaster of Sinhanathpur UGME School.
Mohapatra went missing since three days ago and his family members had lodged a complaint in this regard with the Banki police on Monday. However, he was found dead at the riverbank on Tuesday morning with his body being in a decomposed state.
Locals spotted the body and informed Mohapatra’s kin. Police started an investigation into the incident to ascertain the circumstances under which he died.