Kutti Sodhi's body was found on the Bedre-Kutru road of the district today, a senior police official said.
The incident came to light this morning after some villagers informed the police that Sodhi's body was lying on the road, a few kilometres away from his native village Kerpe, he said.
Prima facie, it appeared that he was attacked with sharp-edged weapons, though the exact cause behind the incident is yet to be known, he said.
Police personnel have been mobilised in the forests to nab the culprits, he said.