ASO Found Dead in Residence

Bhubaneswar: An Assistant Section Officer (ASO) of the Odisha Secretariat Service Cadre, was found hanging in his rented house at Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Mora Marandi. Sources said, Marandi, who had joined the Steel and Mines Department this year as an ASO, was found dead after a colleague visited his home following unanswered phone calls in the morning.

Marandi’s family has alleged that he might have been driven to suicide due to departmental pressure. Being informed, the police reached the spot, recovered the body, and sent it to Capital Hospital, here for post-mortem.

Related Articles

Back to top button