Bhubaneswar, Oct 10: The body of a senior journalist’s son has been recovered from a pond at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Manish Anurag, the son of Nabin Das who is a Bhubaneswar based journalist.

Sources said Manish had gone missing since last night. A  missing entry had been initiated by Manish’s family with INFO CITY police last night.

Meanwhile, the body of Manish was spotted at Namanakani pond at Patrapada area in the city.

Being informed Tamando police recovered the floating body from the water. Subsequently, it was sent for an autopsy after the primary inquest and scientific examination.

It is said to be a murder case, from the circumstantial evidence.

However, a UD case has been registered in this connection. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of death, said police.