Boinda: Tension prevailed after villagers recovered the bodies of two missing minor boys buried under sand in Duimuhana nullah near Baliamba village under Handapa police limits and Kishorenagar block of Angul district, Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Badal Behera, 9, son of Kalia Behera and Surendra Pradhan, 9, son of Jayant Pradhan in Baliamba village.
The two deceased were students of Class VI in the local government school. The incident has sparked tension in the area. The reason behind the deaths is yet to be ascertained as various theories floated in the area over the minors’ mysterious death.
Villagers claimed that someone might have killed the boys and later buried them under the sand to destroy evidence. Meanwhile, police have claimed that the two minors were plucking berries on the nullah bank and died after a heap of sand caved in on them.
On being informed, Handapa police IIC Namita Nayak rushed to the spot with police officials and seized the bodies. An investigation was also launched into the deaths while the bodies will be sent for post-mortem, Friday. The two minors were missing since Thursday morning.
The matter came to the fore when some youths bathing in the nullah noticed the legs of the deceased in the water and informed the villagers.
PNN