Forest Guard found hanging in Dhenkanal

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KalingaTV News Network

Dhenkanal: Tension ran high on Gadasila Forest Beat House premises under Dhenkanal Sadar police limits in the district on Sunday after dead body of a forest official was found hanging at his house under mysterious circumstances.

The deceased has been identified as Tapan Kumar Dash. He was working as a Forest Guard under Dhenkanal Forest Division.

The incident came to fore this morning after some neighbours spotted the door of Dash’s house, located inside the Beat House locked for a long time. Dhenkanal Sadar Police recovered his dead body hanging from the ceiling of the house after reaching the spot and breaking open the door.

However, family members of the victim suspected foul play in the incident. They claimed the deceased was under mental stress for last couple of days due to harassment in the hands of the senior officials of the forest department.

Police said the truth would be revealed only after the receipt of the postmortem report.

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