Missing youth found dead near drain in Odisha's Ganjam

Berhampur: A missing youth was found dead near a drain at Panchama village in Odisha's Ganjam district today.

The deceased has been identified as Gaura Mandal (25) of the village.

According to family sources, he had gone missing two days ago. It is being suspected that the youth was murdered as the body bore grievous injury marks.

Police have recovered the body for post-mortem and initiated an investigation to ascertain the circumstances under which he died.