Missing College Student Found Dead with Throat Slit in Kendrapara; Murder Suspected

Kendrapara: The body of a missing Plus III student was recovered from an abandoned pond near her village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Friday, with a deep cut wound on her neck raising suspicion of murder.

The deceased has been identified as Sasmita Behera, daughter of Sushant Behera of Jadupur village under Marsaghai police limits. She was a final-year student of Marsaghai College and had reportedly been missing since around 10 pm on Thursday.

Her body was found in a pond nearly 200 metres from her residence in Mahakalapada block.

Following the recovery, Marsaghai police reached the spot and launched an investigation with the assistance of a scientific team. Bloodstains were reportedly found at four locations near the victim’s house, while a sharp-edged knife was also recovered from the area.

Preliminary findings have raised suspicion of murder, with a possible one-sided love affair being examined as a motive. However, the circumstances surrounding the death and the motive are yet to be established.

Police are examining the available evidence to reconstruct the sequence of events and identify those responsible. Further investigation is underway.