Rourkela: The body of a minor girl, who went missing Tuesday, was found hanging from a tree deep inside a forest near Badagaon in Sundargarh district, police said.
Family members of the girl had lodged a police complaint Tuesday night, after she did not return home, they said.
She had gone out with a young man, who has been detained for questioning, police said.
“Today, we recovered the body of the minor girl. Further details will be known after a medical examination and post-mortem,” said Abhishek Panigrahi, sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Rajgangpur.
Efforts are also underway to nab two other men, who were suspected to be with the girl Tuesday, he added.
PTI
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