India News | Couple Held for Murder in Odisha
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A couple was arrested in Odisha's Balasore district on the charge of killing a 30-year-old man whose headless body was found last week at a crematorium, a police officer said.
Balasore (Odisha) Nov 18 (PTI) A couple was arrested in Odisha's Balasore district on the charge of killing a 30-year-old man whose headless body was found last week at a crematorium, a police officer said.
The victim has been identified as Sridhar Dalabehera.
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"Sridhar's body was found at Khannagar crematorium near Balasore town on November 12. His head was traced in a drain at Chatabar, around 90 km away," the officer said.
The husband-wife duo and the victim, residents of Nayagarh district, were engaged in a construction project, he said.
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Preliminary investigations suggest Sridhar was killed over some dispute.
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