A youth was found hanging from a tree along the Bijepur-Kusamal road under Khariar block in Nuapada district on Wednesday morning. He was identified as Padma Charan Tandi, a resident of Jhitridhoda village.
While the reason behind the youth taking the extreme step was yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the youth committed suicide due to love failure as ‘I love you’ was found written with rose petals on the road near his body.
Some locals first spotted the body hanging from the tree and called up the police. A police team reached the spot and recovered the body.
However, family members of the deceased claimed that it was not a case of suicide and demanded a thorough probe into the incident.
Police said investigation has been initiated and after a probe the reason behind the youth’s death can be ascertained.