​​​​​​​Angul, Oct 24: In a tragic incident, the body of a worker was found hanging inside a farmhouse at Gadataras village under Bantala police limits in Odisha’s Angul district on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Sheikh Mahbub Uddin (21), a native of Howrah district in West Bengal. He had been working at the farmhouse along with his cousin, Sheikh Sapir Uddin (18), since October 2.

According to police sources, around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sapir Uddin woke up and found that Mahbub was not there. After searching the premises, he found Mahbub hanging from a tree inside the farmhouse premises.

Sapir immediately informed the farmhouse owner, who in turn alerted the police. Bantala police reached the spot, recovered the body, and registered a case in connection with the incident.

The body has been sent to Angul District Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem examination. Police have initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of death.