Malkangiri: Mystery shrouded the death of Malkangiri Collector's Personal Assistant (PA) Debnarayan Panda, who was missing since yesterday, after his body was recovered from Satiguda dam  in the district today.

His body was fished out of the reservoir after his motorcycle and helmet were found near the dam early this morning.

Sources said like everyday, Panda went to office yesterday morning but did not return in the evening. After failing to find him till late, his family members lodged a missing complaint at Malkangiri police station. This morning, his motorcycle and helmet were found near the dam, following which the cops along with a firefighting team launched a search operation and recovered his body from the dam.

The police later sent the body to hospital for post-mortem and began an investigation into the incident.