Medininagar (Jharkhand), May 7 (PTI) The body of a 35-year-old India Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawan was recovered from the veranda of a high school in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Sunday morning, police said.

The jawan, identified as Mandeep Kumar Gupta, was a resident of Purvadih village under the Chainpur Police Station limits and was posted at Banalat in Gumla district, a senior officer said.

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Chainpur Police Station in-charge Uday Kumar Gupta said, “We have initiated a probe into the case. The jawan had come to his house two days back. Last evening, he went out on a motorcycle which was found parked in Talaiya High School.”

The body was sent to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital for a post-mortem examination, he added.

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