Bhubaneswar, Aug. 13 -- In a new twist to the recovery of a skull and bones, suspected to be that of a human, from a forest near Brundabanpur village under Padmapur panchayat in Ganjam district, a man has claimed that the skeletal remains are of his daughter who has been missing for many days.

The man, identified as Sanatan Nayak, approached the police and claimed that the recovered skull and bones are of his daughter. Moreover, he also alleged that his daughter has been murdered.

The bicycle recovered in the forest where the skull and bones were found has been identified as the cycle of Sanatan's daughter, sources said.

Though the exact reason behind the death is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the girl might have been kil...