Senior journalist’s son found dead in Odisha.
The body of a man, identified as the son of senior journalist Nabin Das, was recovered from a pond in Patrapada village on the outskirts of the state capital on Sunday, a police official said.
The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Manish Anurag Das, the eldest son of the editor of Oriya daily ‘Nirbhay’. Manish had gone missing from Infocity police station on Saturday.
The family alleges that she was abducted and later murdered.
“We have registered two cases, one at Infocity police station and the other at Tamando police station after the body was recovered,” Bhubaneshwar DCP US Dash told reporters after visiting the spot.
Police said the body has been sent to AIIMS Bhubaneswar for post-mortem and further investigation is on.
The DCP said: “The man called up his family members and told that he was with two youths. Later, the family members claimed to have received calls for ransom.
He said the police were probing the kidnapping allegation and ransom demand.
Das said a special team has been constituted to probe the matter.
Senior officials said that all the CCTV cameras around the place where Manish’s body was recovered are being thoroughly checked.
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