India, Oct. 22 -- The bodies of a young couple, who had been missing for five days, were found hanging from a tree on a hillock in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Ajit Kumar Naik of Tendapali village under Kokasara police limits and Priyadarshini Naik of Kendumudipada in Dharmagarh town. The two were reportedly in a relationship.

Suspicion of murder has intensified following allegations that the victims' hands were tied behind their backs and bloodstains were found on their bodies.

As per reports, the couple went missing on October 17 during the Durga Puja festivities. Following their disappearance, their respective families lodged missing-person complaints at Kokasara and Dharmagarh polic...