She had been missing since January 11.
Bhubaneswar:
Rajashree Swain, a female cricketer from Odisha, was found dead on Friday in a dense forest near the town of Cuttack, police said.
She had been missing since January 11.
The body was found hanging from a tree in the Gurudijhatia forest in the Athagarh area, Cuttack Deputy Police Commissioner Pinak Mishra said.
Her coach had reported missing at Mangalabag Police Station in Cuttack on Thursday.
A case of unnatural death is registered at Gurudijhatia Police Station. he said.
Police have not yet determined the cause of her death. However, her family claimed she was killed “because the body showed injuries and her eyes were damaged”.
Her scooter was found abandoned near the forest and her mobile phone was turned off.
The police say that the case will be investigated from all sides.
Her relatives said about 25 female cricketers, including Swain, were part of a training camp organized by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) in the Bajrakabati area for an upcoming national level cricket tournament scheduled in Puducherry. They all stayed in a hotel nearby.
Odisha state women’s cricket team was announced on January 10, but Swain failed to make the final roster.
The next day, the players went to a cricket ground in Tangi to practice, but Rajashree told her coach that she was going to Puri to meet her father, police said.
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