Three Dead Bodies found by the Side of Road in Sundargarh

Bhubaneswar: Bodies of three persons were discovered on the roadside under mysterious circumstances at Chhatabar under Hemagiri police limits in Sundargarh district on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Manas Kumar Rath of Mahulapali under Bheden police limits in Bargarh district, Prince Nayak of Udusu village under Bisra police limits in Sundargarh district and Sachin Chitaki of Balinga under Hemagiri police station limits.

According to locals of the area, the trio was hit by a trailer truck on Monday night, killing them on the spot. The deceased included two security guards and a thief. On Monday night, this thief was trying to loot spare parts from an SUV that had overturned in the area on April 29. Two private security guards of a company deployed in the area opposed the wrongdoers. A quarrel ensued between them.

The thief tried to flee from the place and the security guards chased him. While they were running on the road, a trailer truck hit them. Police have recovered the bodies and started an investigation.