A body of a youth was found hanging from a tree in the premises of a college in Deogarh district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Purushottam Palei (25) of Rangiaguda Sahi.
A security guard of the college spotted the body and informed the college Principal about the incident. Later, police reached the spot and started investigation.
“We have recovered the body and sent it for postmortem. An unnatural death case has been registered in this connection and further investigation is on. The reason behind the incident can be ascertained after the autopsy,” a police official said.
In another incident n the day, the body of an unidentified youth was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Kantabani village under the Rairangpur police station in Mayurbhanj district.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The locals spotted the body found hanging from a tamarind tree with a rope in the morning.
A pair of shoes and a bicycle was recovered from the spot. Police initiated an investigation into the incident