Nuapada: In a socking incident, a mother and her young son were found hanging from a tree at Badi village under Khariar police limits in Nuapada district today.

The locals spotted the mother-son duo hanging from a banyan tree near a canal in the morning. The deceased persons have been identified as Gayatri Khamari and her son Asish Khamari.

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Sources said that the mother-son duo hailed from Khariar area, but had been residing at Badi village since a long time.

Police launched probe to ascertain whether it was a suicide or murder.