Ram Sworup Rana, 30, a resident of Dandajai in Dekhatmuli-2 of the district was found dead on the bank of Doda river in between Nandagaun and Pasiya villages in Shankarpur VDC.
His body was recovered following a joint search operation launched by Maoist cadres and the police. Police said the body has deep cut injury in the head, serration in the neck and stabbing wound in the back.
Maoist cadre Khemraj Ojha said Rana could have been abducted while he was heading to Belauri from his house. A search for him was launched after he did not return home after going to Belauri on November 22.
A jacket and sandals used by Rana were recovered from near the site where his body was found. Police said they have intensified search for the killers.
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