Berhampur: In a spine-chilling incident, the skeletal remains of a man, who had gone missing around one and half years ago, was recovered from an abandoned pond here, Tuesday.
The skeletons, wrapped in two gunny bags, were seen floating in a pond at Guhalpur village under Digapahandi police limits in Ganjam district.
As word spread around, a family arrived at the spot and identified the skeleton.
The deceased was identified as Kalu Pradhan.
Sources said the relatives reckoned the metal implants in the leg of the victim to confirm the identity. Sources added that the implants were put in the victim’s leg a few years ago following a mishap and were recovered from the gunny bags. It may be mentioned here that the deceased’s shirt was also recovered from the bags.
Sources said some workers while desilting an abandoned pond Monday afternoon found two gunny bags containing the skeletal remains. When the news surfaced, a police team reached the spot and began an investigation.
“Acting on a complaint lodged by the deceased’s wife Sulabha, we have registered an unnatural death case and sent the skeletal remains to hospital for post-mortem. An investigation will be conducted into the incident. Once the post-mortem report comes in, action would be taken accordingly,” said Digapahandi IIC Gouranga Charan Sahu.
Sources said Kalu, who was a daily wager, moved out of his joint family and was staying with his wife following a family dispute. Around one and half years ago, Kalu left his house saying that he was going to Bhubaneswar for work. However, he went missing after that.
Though the exact reason behind the death is yet to be ascertained, police suspect it to be a pre-planned murder.
PNN
