Mayurbhanj: The dead body of a minor girl was found floating in the Budhabalanga river in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday.
Locals first spotted the body in the water near Ghodapal under Kuliana police station and informed the police. The body has been fished out and sent for post-mortem.
It is suspected that the girl might have been murdered because there were cut marks found on her body. However, the exact reason behind the death will be known after the investigation, police said.