Bhubaneswar, Oct. 19 -- In a major development in the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Mamita Meher, a lady teacher from Mahaling Sunshine School in Kalahandi, the police on Tuesday exhumed a half-charred decomposed body from an under-construction stadium near the school campus.

The discovery of the body has raised speculations that it could be that of Mamita as a gold chain and an anklet has also been recovered from the site. Mamita's mother had told the police earlier that her daughter was wearing the ornaments when she last left home around 12 days ago before she went missing.

However, police sources said that the identity of the body is yet to be established. The investigating team will send the body samples for DN...