3 bodies missing from graveyard in Bhadrak of Odisha
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Bhadrak: In a shocking incident, as many as three dead bodies have been found to be missing from a graveyard in Bhadrak district of Odisha, said reports on Sunday.
Such a weird incident has been reported in Bhandaripokhari block of Bhadrak district in Odisha. This has taken place in the graveyard near Maninathpur village on the banks of Baitarani river in Bhadrak.
The bodies of those identified as Akshay Behera, Dinbandhu Nath of Maninathpur village who died less than 20 days ago and Shrikant Behuria who died around two months ago were buried in the graveyard. But, yesterday some children of the village noticed that the graves had been dug up and found the bodies to be missing.
After the strange news of the disappearance of the body, hundreds of villagers gathered there. However, the place where the corpse were buried has been dug up. The clothes worn by the corpse, footprints of the robbers, and the corpses have been removed from the spot.
It is however believed that a few miscreants have been said to have stolen the body late at night. Earlier in the afternoon, four youths were seen walking near the graveyard. They were noticed and marked by a few villagers because they were speaking in Hindi.
It is worth mentioning that, the villagers suspect their involvement in the incident. On the other hand, there is a rumor that someone has stolen the body due to some racket. It must have been dug up for the skeleton which is generally needed for the medical college laboratory or for some tantric ritual or performance.
The villagers have strongly demanded to investigate the incident and lift the curtain on the mystery behind the disappearance of the bodies from the graveyard.