Kantamal: The bodies of a love couple were spotted by locals today at around 8.00 am, while hanging from a mango tree at Baghada village of Palasagora panchayat under Kantamal block in Boudh.

According to an official source, some residents of the village found the bodies and immediately informed Manamunda police about it. Later, a team reached the spot and recovered the bodies. The couple belonged to Bijapadar village under Tarabha police limits of Subarnapur district.

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Bodies of the couple were sent to a nearby hospital in Boudh district for post-mortem.

“As per a preliminary investigation, the duo died nearly eight days ago. Actual cause behind the deaths can only be ascertained after a post-mortem report comes in,” a senior official said.

Locals suspected that the two might have been killed and hanged to escape the eyes of the police.