Bhubaneswar, March 25 -- The body of a young man was recovered from a river in Odisha's Ganjam district on Wednesday, police said. The body of the deceased, identified as Naru Singh of Pattapur village, was found floating in the Ghodahada river under the jurisdiction of Pattapur police station.

According to reports, Singh had gone missing on the previous day after he went to bathe in the river. His disappearance had raised concern among locals before his body was discovered on Wednesday morning.

Residents noticed the body floating in the river early in the morning and immediately alerted the police. Following the information, a police team reached the spot and retrieved the body from the water.

Preliminary reports suggest that the youn...