Overview
- Nikhil Hadipa, who was abducted late Saturday in Rayagada, was found dead near the Nagavali River on Sunday morning.
- Police say assailants on a motorcycle and in a car chased him, opened fire as he tried to flee, and forced him away at gunpoint from the Indira Nagar area.
- His mother reported the kidnapping around 12:50 am at Rayagada Police Station, and officers registered case number 184/26 before launching searches.
- Rayagada’s superintendent said the suspects have been identified, with four police teams and a forensic unit collecting evidence and tracking their movements.
- Residents later marched with the body near the police station and torched a motorcycle to demand swift arrests, as early reports pointed to a dispute rooted in past enmity.