Ex-Army personnel found dead in Odisha; family slams police, alleges murder

A former Indian Army personnel was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his house in the Nuasahi area of Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar. The deceased has been identified as Anil Chhotray, who hailed from the Narendrapur area in Banapur, Khordha.

Following the recovery of the body, police sent it to Capital Hospital for postmortem and informed the family of the deceased. The reason of death is yet to be ascertained.

Meanwhile, family of the deceased is alleging murder and demanded justice. Sunil Chhotray, brother of the deceased, said, “How did they take away the body without the presence of any of my family member? The police called me saying that my brother was dead for three days. The body has been sent for postmortem and I was told to receive the body in the morning. I want justice for my brother and answers to our questions. We want this to be investigated properly.” 

“When my brother did not answer over phone, I had called his house owner but never heard back from them. Following this, I had sent one of my relatives to meet my brother but I was informed that the house is locked from outside. If the door was locked from outside, how could he commit suicide? My sister-in-law, her relatives and a few others have killed him,” he alleged.

However, no comments could be obtained from the police in this regard.

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