Police recovered the dead body of a woman under a bridge here on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sasmita Sahu (20) of Jitadimiria village.
Sources said the deceased girl’s father Dushashan Sahu identified the dead body. The police rushed to the spot along with a forensic team and sniffer dog. The dog during investigations led the police to the house of a village resident Manoj Pal. An apron, shoes and blood was found in the house of Manoj.
The victim’s family had earlier lodged a case with the police that Sashmita was missing since March 24. They alleged that four residents of the village have gone missing. It has been revealed that Sushmita and Manoj had a love affair but the youth’s family was against it. The police have lodged a case and investigating into the incident.