Relatives murder man and dump body in reserve forest

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Press Trust of India Phulbani (Odisha)
Last Updated : Apr 25 2016 | 8:02 PM IST
The Odisha Police recovered a beheaded and decomposed body buried in a reserve forest near Tunapada village under Belghar Police Station limit in Odisha's Kandhamal district.
The body, which was retrieved yesterday, was identified
as of Dulu Majhi's (42), a tribal petty business man.
He was missing since a couple of days and an FIR was lodged with the Belghar police by one Bipin Majhi a relative after 11 days of his missing.
Yesterday, Birendra Majhi, the son-in-law of the deceased and Raju Majhi, the brother of the deceased, were arrested from their houses on charges of killing Dulu Majhi.
The accused persons, during interrogation have confessed to their crime, said Taruna Tapan Behera, the investigating officer, who was also the Inspector in-charge of Belghar police station.
A family dispute was the reason behind the murder, the police said.
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First Published: Apr 25 2016 | 8:02 PM IST

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