Visakhapatnam: A man was found murdered in the bushes under Gajuwaka police station limits in Vizag city on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Siddhartha Shankar Patnaik (32), a native of Odisha and a resident of Mindhi locality in Vizag city.
The police said that Shankar Patnaik came to Vizag city in search of livelihood a few years ago and was a contract worker at Naval Dockyard. Patnaik had married a woman a few years ago but he separated from her due to family disputes. He was found dead with his throat slit.
The preliminary investigation has revealed that Patnaik was murdered on Monday night. Though the police are yet to ascertain the exact reason for the murder, they suspect it was the result of a grudge. Police have formed a special team to identify and nab the accused. The body was shifted to a hospital for post-mortem.
Vizag city witnessed four murders in the past ten days and in most of the cases the accused were known to the victims. Recently, a petty quarrel over payment of 500 had led to the murder of 35-year-old G Appala Reddy alias Appanna under MVP Colony police station limits in Vizag city.
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