A body of a youth was recovered from a farmland at Michhapali village under the Puintala police limits in Balangir district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Alok Nayak (25).
Though the exact reason behind the death was yet to be ascertained, love affair was suspected to have led o the tragic incident.
Reports said a girl had called up Alok’s family members late on Sunday night and informed them about his death. Soon after, his family members rushed him to a hospital in Tarabha. However, doctors declared him brought dead.
Alok’s father alleged that he has been killed since he has cut marks in his neck. Meanwhile, angry locals staged a blockade at Bairasar Chhak on the Balangir-Sonepur road demanding immediate arrest of the culprits.
Police began an investigation into the incident.