Puri: The mutilated body of a man was found near the Baliapanda lighthouse located at Puri Sea beach on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Prahlad Das, S/O Ramakanta Das from Soro area in Balasore district. Prahlada’s head left eye and ear were brutally attacked with sharp weapons.
On intimation, the Baliapanda police, along with Sadar SDPO, the Additional SP, and a scientific team reached the spot and launched an investigation. The police seized the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital for autopsy. Additional SP Sushil Kumar Mishra informed that an ATM card and 10 SIM cards were seized from the deceased.