The police recovered a skeleton from Bindhagiri hill under lepripara police station and the skeleton is suspected to be of a jawan of Odisha Armed Police Force (OAPF) who has reportedly been missing since July 1.
The police recovered a purse, dress, Aadhar card etc. sent the skeleton to Burla for conducting DNA test, for the confirmation.
Sources said Trilochan Sha (30), a native of Kulabira village under lephripara village was working as a jawan in Odisha Armed Police Force, Bonei unit. His family members had arranged his marriage, which was scheduled to be held on July 6.
According to sources, Trilochan reportedly was not happy with his marriage.
The family members reportedly had gone to Bonei and persuaded him for the marriage. On July 1, Trilochan along with his family members had left Bonei in a Bolero vehicle to his native village Kulabira but near Bindhagiri hill, he had asked the driver to stop the vehicle, since he wanted to attend nature's call. But, after getting down from the vehicle, he had speedily run towards dense forest.
Although, other members of his family present in the vehicle, had chased him, but could not trace him.
The family members of Trilochan had filed a missing report on July 2, following which lepripara police had lodged a missing report.
The family members of Trilochan continuously searched him since his marriage date was approaching, but were not successful in tracing him.
On Monday afternoon, lephripara police had received information from locals, that the skeleton was lying in Bindhagri hill.
A police team along with scientific officials reached the spot and started investigation. The family members of Trilochan after getting information from the police, reached the spot but could not identify the body as a skeleton was lying there.