Jajpur: Mystery shrouded the death of a woman whose semi-nude body was found lying on the Banks of Genguti river near Gopinathpur village under Bari police station limits in Jajpur district today.
The identity of the deceased woman was not known immediately.
Reportedly, the matter came after some locals spotted the body in the morning and informed the police. A wood plank, gold ornaments, and a handbag were also found near the body.
On being informed, police reached the spot and recovered the body for post-mortem.
Though the exact cause behind the death is yet to be ascertained, the local resident suspected that some miscreants might have killed the woman after raping her and later dumped the body on the riverbed.