Rairangpur, Feb 10: Body of a woman was found hanging from a tree at Gulata village under Jamda police limits in Mayurbhanj district today.

The deceased has been identified as Lakhiyan Tudu, wife of Mirza Tudu of the same village.

The family said that Lakhiyan went out from their house around 11 pm on Tuesday and did not return since then. The family tried to trace her throughout the night but failed to do so.

On Wednesday morning, some locals spotted the body of Lakhiyan hanging from a tree near their village. On being informed the police have recovered the body in presence of the family members and sent it for post-mortem.