Odishatv Bureau

Khurda: A woman was found murdered and dumped under rock dust near a crusher site at Tapang Chhak of Khurda district here on Tuesday. The deceased, Sukumari Das has been identifed as a resident of Dhananjayapur village in Keonjhar district.

After a complaint was registered, Sadar police rushed to the spot and recovered the body with the help of a JCB.

This apart, a scientific team has also reached the spot and is investigating into the incident, sources said.

"The body has been recovered and sent for post mortem. However, the reason of killing has not been ascertained yet. Further investigation is on," said a police official.

According to reports, the woman was in relationship with a truck driver, Akshay Mallick who is suspected to have a hand in the murder.

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