Panic gripped Sorada village under Nuagaon tehsil of the district after a man was found dead near his house early on Thursday morning. The deceased, identified as Krushna Chandra Rout, was working as a cook in a hotel in Daspalla. As per the allegations of his family members, Rout left for home after finishing his work in the hotel on Wednesday night when he was attacked with a sharp weapon by unidentified miscreants.
After finding his body lying in a pool of blood near their house, Rout’s family members filed a complaint with the police against their neighbours holding them responsible for the murder. Based on the allegations, police recovered the body and initiated an investigation into the incident.