Jharsuguda: An unidentified man was murdered brutally after allegedly being run over by a vehicle on Sundargarh-Kanika road under Lakhanpur police limits in Jharsuguda district. The body was found on the road in the morning today.
As the face has been severely damaged, the identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained by the police.
As per information, the incident took place near the Manikeswari Temple situated a few miles away from Grindola village on Sundargarh-Kanika road on Wednesday night.
The prima facie suggested that the person was abandoned on the road after his face, hands and legs were tied up with clothes. Later, a heavy vehicle ran over him killing him on the spot.
The Lakhanpur police had initiated probe into the incident suspecting to be a murder.