A mutilated body of a young woman was found from a rented house at Kanan Vihar under the Infocity police limits here on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Haseena Das, who hailed from the Erasama area in Jagatsinghpur district. She was working as a pharmacist in a private hospital in the city.
It was suspected that the woman was murdered on Monday night as a cut mark was visible on her neck. Her family members alleged that she was raped and then murdered.
On being informed about the incident, police reached the spot with a scientific team and started investigation.