Sundaragada: A security guard of a private company was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailant while guarding a crusher unit in Koida area of Odisha’s Sundaragada district.
According to sources, the incident took place at Sargigarh village under the jurisdiction of Koida police station on Monday night. The killing came to light on Tuesday morning when villagers spotted his body soaked in blood.
The deceased has been identified as Sanatan Munda, aged around 45 years. He was on duty guarding the company’s materials when the incident took place. He was suspected to have been murdered with sharp weapons.
Locals said tension had been prevailing in Sargigarh village over the opening of a new mine. However, it is not yet clear whether the murder was linked to the mining-related dispute.
On being informed, a police rushed to the site and made arrangements for postmortem of the body. An investigation has been launched and efforts are on to identify and apprehend the assailants involved in the murder.
