Crime News / Bodies Of Missing Couple Found Hanging In Odisha’s Kalahandi, Murder Suspected
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The bodies of a young couple missing for five days were found hanging from a tree atop Bhandar Dangari hill in Kalahandi district; the bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition with bloodstains and hands tied behind their backs.
Bhawanipatna, Oct 22: The bodies of a young couple who had been missing for five days were found hanging from a tree atop Bhandar Dangari hill in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, a source said on Thursday.
On Thursday morning, some people who had gone into the forest to collect firewood spotted two bodies hanging from a tree. The discovery drew a crowd to the site, where family members later identified the deceased. The bodies were reportedly in an advanced state of decomposition.
The deceased were identified as Ajit Kumar Nayak, son of Prahlad Nayak from Tendapali village under Kokasara police station limits, and Priyadarshini Nayak from Kendumuhipada in Dharamgarh town.
The two were in a relationship, but their families were said to have opposed it because they belonged to different castes, the source added.
On Thursday morning, some people who had gone into the forest to collect firewood spotted two bodies hanging from a tree. The discovery drew a crowd to the site, where family members later identified the deceased. The bodies were reportedly in an advanced state of decomposition.
The deceased were identified as Ajit Kumar Nayak, son of Prahlad Nayak from Tendapali village under Kokasara police station limits, and Priyadarshini Nayak from Kendumuhipada in Dharamgarh town.
The two were in a relationship, but their families were said to have opposed it because they belonged to different castes, the source added.
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Couple Had Been Missing Since October 17
According to the source, Ajit and Priyadarshini had been missing since the night of October 17. Their respective families had lodged missing-person complaints at Kokasara and Dharamgarh police stations.
Suspicion Of Murder, Families Raise Allegations
Questions have been raised over whether the deaths were a case of su*cide or murder. The source said that the bodies bore bloodstains and that the couple’s hands were tied behind their backs.
Ajit’s family suspected the involvement of Priyadarshini’s relatives. According to allegations made by his family, they had received threats from Priyadarshini’s family on several occasions before the incident.
Police Begin Probe
Dharamgarh Police reached the spot, recovered the bodies and launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The alleged opposition to the relationship, the couple’s disappearance and the condition in which their bodies were found have raised several questions.
Couple Had Been Missing Since October 17
According to the source, Ajit and Priyadarshini had been missing since the night of October 17. Their respective families had lodged missing-person complaints at Kokasara and Dharamgarh police stations.
Suspicion Of Murder, Families Raise Allegations
Questions have been raised over whether the deaths were a case of su*cide or murder. The source said that the bodies bore bloodstains and that the couple’s hands were tied behind their backs.
Ajit’s family suspected the involvement of Priyadarshini’s relatives. According to allegations made by his family, they had received threats from Priyadarshini’s family on several occasions before the incident.
Police Begin Probe
Dharamgarh Police reached the spot, recovered the bodies and launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The alleged opposition to the relationship, the couple’s disappearance and the condition in which their bodies were found have raised several questions.
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