Bhubaneswar: Two days after a 44-year-old man went missing, his body was recovered from the Puri Canal near Bhubaneswar on Monday.
According to sources, some locals spotted the body in the canal near Pratapsasan Bridge under the jurisdiction of Balianta police station in the morning.
After receiving informed about the incident, team from the fire station in Balianta rushed to the spot and retrieved the body.
The deceased was identified as Sunakar Kandi. His family members reached the spot and identified the body.
It may be noted that Sunakar went missing near the Pratapsasan canal bridge on November 7. His towel and slippers were found on the bridge, raising suspicion that he might have fallen into the canal and been swept away by the current.
Following his disappearance, his father, Sarat Chandra Kandi, lodged a missing complaint with the police. Fire service personnel had launched a search operation but initially failed to locate him.
Meanwhile, police personnel from Balakati outpost visited the spot, took custody of the body and sent it to Capital Hospital inBhubaneswar for postmortem.
The exact circumstances surrounding Sunakar’s death remain unclear. The cause of death will be established after the postmortem report is received, police said.