Berhampur, Apr 13 (PTI) A 58-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death near his farmland in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said on Monday.
The deceased, identified as Ekadesi Nahak, was a resident of Panchama village in the Golanthara police station area, they said.
Nahak was on his way to his betel leaf farm on Sunday when he was attacked by unidentified assailants with sharp weapons. He died on the spot, they added.
Senior officers, including Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, visited the crime scene.
The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained, police said. PTI CORR BBM BBM SOM
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