Bhubaneswar: In another barbaric incident, a person was allegedli burnt alive in a paddy heap by some miscreants in Dandabosh village under Rairangpur area in Mayurbhanj district late on Sunday night.

The victim was yet to be identified. The half-burnt body was found lying on the side of the National Highway-20 at Dunguri. The police have recovered the body and started investigation, according to reports.