Balasore: A 28-year-old car showroom owner was found hanging from a tree in a forest in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday morning. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, while his father has alleged that he was murdered.The deceased has been identified as Shubham Jyoti Jena, son of Bharat Jena, a resident of Kanarpur Mahal village in Nilagiri block. He owned a car showroom near Kuruda Bridge in Balasore.According to reports, Shubham had left home around 4 pm on Thursday, telling his mother that he was going to Kaptipada and would return at night. However, when family members tried to contact him after 7.30 pm, his mobile phone was found switched off.Concerned over his whereabouts, his father lodged a missing person complaint at Nilagiri police station on Thursday night.On Friday morning, while searching for his son along the Tinikosia road, Bharat spotted his body hanging from a tree near Debajani Chhak in the forest under the jurisdiction of Barhampur police station.On being informed, police reached the spot and recovered the body. Cops also seized a motorcycle from the spot.Police have registered an unnatural death case and started an investigation into the matter.The deceased’s father has rejected the possibility of suicide and alleged that his son was murdered. He claimed to have received information that two to three persons were present with Shubham at the spot on Thursday.Suspecting a planned murder, Bharat has demanded strict action against those responsible. Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Car showroom owner found hanging in forest in Odisha; father suspects murder
