Bhubaneswar, April 23 -- In a shocking turn of events, Sudhir Patra, a respected land businessman, who was kidnapped and murdered, became the victim of a family betrayal. His niece, Nivedita Patra, in cahoots with her boyfriend Kalu Pradhan, orchestrated his kidnapping and murder. 

The duo carefully planned the crime, recruiting several criminals from nearby cities to carry out their sinister plot. Sudhir was kidnapped, beaten mercilessly, and left for dead, a gruesome end driven by greed and familial resentment.

Earlier, Sudhir was kidnapped on the 15th of April while he was returning to home after playing a volleyball match at 8 PM on the outskirts of Berhampur. Later, his decomposed body was recovered on Wednesday from dense for...