Bhadrak: Three days after a boy went missing, his decomposed body was recovered from a well behind his house in Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Sunday.
The incident took place at Nischinta Jena Sahi in Mahulia village under the jurisdiction of Chandabali police station in the district.
The boy, identified as Pabitra Sahu, had accompanied his father to Chandabali on November 12 to witness the Kali Puja celebrations. After they returned home that night, the family had dinner and went to sleep.
However, Pabitra was found missing the following morning. His family members carried out an extensive search for him but failed to find him.
Unable to trace the boy, his father, Subas Sahu, lodged a missing person complaint at Chandabali police station.
On Sunday morning, the family found a foul smell emanating from a well located behind their house. Upon checking, they found Pabitra’s body inside the well.
After receiving information, a team of fire service from Chandabali rushed to the spot and retrieved the decomposed body, which was sent for postmortem. The circumstances surrounding the boy’s death are yet to be ascertained.
Chandabali police have launched an investigation to ascertain how the ended up in the well and determine the exact cause of death.