Medininagar, Mar 27 (PTI) Bodies of two persons with gunshot wounds were found in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Wednesday, police said.

The bodies were found in a house in Semartand village in Chainpur police station area, they said.

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One of the two bodies was identified as that of Rajmohan Polu, 57, who was in jail in a murder case. The other body is yet to be identified, they added.

Both the bodies have gunshot wounds, police said.

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SP Reeshma Ramesan visited the spot as part of the investigation.

Prima facie, it seemed that they might have been murdered one or two days back, a police officer said.

"The bodies were sent to the Medinirai Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination," he said.

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