Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, the body of a person was recovered from along the embankment of the high-level canal at Badachana in Jajpur district early this morning.

The deceased was identified as Santosh Kumar Nayak of Dhanmandal village.

According to reports, while exact reason behind death of Nayak was yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that he might have been killed and later thrown away in the canal.  Police have reached the spot and started investigations.