Cuttack: Two youths were allegedly murdered inside a garage located near Nirgundi railway station in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Wednesday.
According to police, the bodies of the two were found lying inside the garage located along National Highway No. 16 under the jurisdiction of Tangi police station. The garage reportedly deals in repair of poclain machines.
The deceased have been identified
as Prasant Kumar Jena (23) of Jatrapadia locality in Choudwar and Mohammad Soheb (21) of Bilteruan village of Tangi area.
As per garage owner Dillip Kumar Nayak, he got information from the locals about the double murder following which he informed Tangi police about the matter.
Senior police officers rushed to the spot and launched an investigation with the help of a scientific team.
Preliminary investigation suggests the two youths were beaten to death after being tortured. The miscreants had removed their apparels, tied them to a pole inside the garage, poured cold water and beat them to death, police said.
A thorough investigation is underway and police are verifying the CCTTV footage in the area to identify and apprehend the miscreants involved in the crime, a senior police official said.