Decomposed body found, identity not yet ascertained

SAMBALPUR: The recovery of a decomposed body from Gosala area within Burla police limits in the district on Sunday has left the police scrambling to ascertain his identity.

While the body has been sent for autopsy, Burla police on Monday visited several villages in Gosala and its periphery to trace the identity of the person. Preliminary investigation suggests that the person was first murdered and dumped near the pond. As the body had turned black, nearby people also suspected the body is half-burnt. However, the suspicion was refuted following investigation by police.

Burla IIC, Anil Kumar Pradhan said, the body was spotted around 72 hours after the person was killed. So it had started decomposing and the face turned black. “It was not burnt or mutilated with acid, as the clothes he was wearing were intact. There were blood stains near the body and slit marks on the neck which suggest that the man was first murdered and later dumped near the spot,” he stated.