The bullet-riddled body of a 30-year-old man was found along the Subarnarekha River adjoining Hindustan Copper's boundary wall, in Moubhandar under Ghatshila Police Station on Thursday morning.
The police claim Sheikh Raju was member of a gang of robbers, which had entered the copper factory during Wednesday night. According to them, the thieves were spotted by security guards and opened fire at them. However, the police remain uncertain of what caused Raju's death. Ghatshila Sub-Divisional Police Officer Shivendra Kumar visited the site. The police have sent the body to the MGM Medical College mortuary.