
According to a report by Dharitri, the body of a 63-year-old man named Raghu Mallik was discovered floating in a canal in the Sanakhemundi block of Ganjam district, Odisha. Mallik, a resident of Pratham Dhepaguda village, had been working as a farmhand for a local resident in Gangapur village.
Local authorities were alerted after Mallik failed to return home following his routine of grazing buffaloes on Tuesday morning. Despite initial search efforts conducted by his employer, Mitu Gouda, and other villagers, the man remained missing until his body was recovered from the canal water.
Police have initiated an investigation into the incident, registering a case of unnatural death. The discovery has caused significant distress within the local community, as villagers mourn the loss of the elderly farmhand. Further details regarding the circumstances of his death are expected to emerge as the police investigation continues.
The story is a standard local news report from a regional outlet regarding a missing person case in Odisha, India. There are no indicators of fabrication, and the report follows standard journalistic practices for local incident reporting.
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Original report: Dharitri