Missing 23-year-old’s body found in nullah along NH-16 near Odisha’s Haladiapadar

BERHAMPUR: Mystery shrouds the death of a 23-year-old missing youth whose body was recovered from a nullah along NH-16 near Haladiapadar on the outskirts of Berhampur in Ganjam district on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Shantanu Nayak of Patapur village within Golanthara police limits. Nayak was reportedly missing since January 14.

Sources said on Tuesday, the youth went to the local market and did not return home. His family members launched a search but failed to trace him. Subsequently, they lodged a missing complaint with police on Thursday.