The deceased has been identified as Bijay Panda. Miscreants slit his throat to death.
On being informed, the SP and the Koraput Town police rushed to the spot and started investigation.
Though the exact reason behind the ghastly act is yet to be known, it is suspected that past enmity might have led to the incident.
A scientific team has reached the spot and started investigation from its angle. The body has been sent to the medical for post-mortem.