Odisha teen murdered over love triangle, two held

DEOGARH: Triangular love led to the murder of a 17-year-old boy who was found dead inside a forest near Tungamal village in Deogarh’s Kundeigola, police said on Thursday.

Briefing the media here, Deogarh SP Anil Kumar Mishra said two youths were arrested for their involvement in the murder of Amit Munda of Tungamal. The accused are Sushil Munda (25) of Chandrapur village in Sambalpur’s Naktideul and Aman Nayak (25) of Kuradposi village in Kundeigola.

The SP said Amit went missing on the night of February 24. After failing to trace him, his family lodged a complaint with police the next day. Subsequently, the teenager’s body was recovered from a forest near Tungamal village. Preliminary investigation revealed that the boy was murdered.