Puri: Mutilated body of youth was found at Bhanapur near Konark in Puri district on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Biranchi Narayan Mohanty (24), a resident of the same village.
On being informed, Balanga police rushed to the spot and started investigation into the matter.
Biranchi’s family members told police that they suspect that he was murdered over a love affair.
The body has been sent for postmortem to ascertain the exact reason behind the death, police sources said.