Pradeep Singh

Bhubnaeswar: An unidentified woman's headless body was found near Dasapur area on Bharatpur-Chandaka road in the Capital City on Thursday.

It is suspected that the some might have beheaded the woman before dumping her headless torso in the area.

"The headless body of a woman was found here. Prime facie, it seems she has been murdered. We have cordoned the entire area. The scientific team has already reached the spot. The dog squad will also arrive here soon," said Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash.

He further said that police is collecting evidence and has launched a search operation in the region. "The identity of the woman is yet to be ascertained," he said while appealing people to inform police if any woman in the age group of 30 to 40 has been missing for the last few days.

Replying to a media query on any use of murder weapon, Dash said that the scientific team is collecting all the evidence from the spot.

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