Young couple found hanging from tree in Odisha’s Bolangir

Bolangir: A young couple was found hanging from a neem tree in a reserved forest area near Jharanipada village of Kameimunda panchayat under Turekela police limits, here today.

The deceased have been identified as Rashmita Thanapati (18) and Rajaman Bhoi (17) of Jharanipada village.

According to reports, they were missing since the last couple of days. Their family members looked for them but could not trace them. This morning at about 11 am, a few women who had gone to the forest for grazing their goats, found the couple’s bodies hanging from a tree.

The villagers then informed the police. SDPO Saroj Kumar Mohapatra reached the spot along with the cops to investigate the matter. A case of natural death has been registered by the police and the bodies have been sent for autopsy.