Semiliguda/Sunabeda: A day after an employee of the postal department in Odisha's Koraput district went missing, his body was recovered from the Kolab Dam here today. The deceased, identified as P Santosh Kumar, was working at the post office in Semiliguda.

As per reports, Kumar went missing on Wednesday After police confirmed that the two-wheeler belonged to him, a frantic search was initiated in the river to find out the youth, suspecting that he might have jumped into it.

Police said they are also probing other angles. According to a senior police official, Santosh who belongs to Gandhi Nagar locality in Koraput left his house riding his scooter. However, his mobile showed ‘switched off’ when the youth’s family tried to contact him. Later, the family contacted some of his colleagues and enquired about his whereabouts.

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After it was known that Santosh was absent and did not join his duty, the family became worried.

On the other hand, some locals spotted the scooter under mysterious circumstances at the bridge and informed police about it.