A police constable was bludgeoned to death by a co-villager at Jajpur village under Purunakatak police limits in Boudh district, police officials said Saturday.

The accused, identified as Sanjaya Nayak, has been arrested, they added. The deceased was identified as Uday Ranjan Pattnaik, 54, a native of Jajpur, Balisahi, under Purunakatak police limits.

Posted as a constable at Baliguda police station in Kandhamal district, he had returned to the village a few days ago.

The matter came to the fore after foul smell emanated from a garbage pit behind Uday’s house. Villagers spotted the decomposed remains and informed the police.

Police reached the spot and recovered the body from the pit. Police officials said he was allegedly beaten to death with a grinding stone.

According to police, Pa

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