Gajapati: A girl was found hanging from a tree under mysterious circumstances near Randaba Patrabasa square at Mohana in the district on Wednesday.
The girl, a Class-IX student, had gone missing from home on December 10. Her family members had also lodged a police complaint in this regard.
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On being informed, police reached the spot and seized the body. It is suspected that the girl was murdered and later put up on the tree to pass it off as a case of suicide.
Further investigation is underway.
