Abhishek Mishra, Dhamtari. The rotten body of a young man was found floating in water near Futhammauda behind the Gangrel Dam of the district. The incident has created a sensation in the area. As soon as the information of the incident was received, the police reached the spot and started investigation by registering a case. The police is also trying to find out whether the case is of murder or suicide. This case is of Kergaon police station area.

According to the information, villagers saw the body of a young man floating in the water near Futhamuda behind the Gangrel dam this morning. After which the matter was reported to Kergaon police. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot. Police took the body out of the water. The deceased has a tattoo on his hand in which Jack is written. Police has taken the body in its custody and sent it for post-mortem. Police was facing difficulty in identifying the body due to the decaying body. The youth has been identified after interrogation in the surrounding areas. The deceased youth has been identified as Jitendra Kumar Vishwakarma, resident of Araud Magarlod. The body of the youth is said to be about a week old.

Kergaon police station in-charge Pradeep Singh said that the information about the body being found was received from the villagers. After which the police reached the spot and the body was sent for postmortem. The cause of death will be clear only after the postmortem report comes. At present, Kergaon police is investigating the case from every angle.