Bhubaneswar, May 22 -- Decomposed bodies of a young couple, who had been missing for the past 10 days, were found under a bridge in Atharanga village under Begunia police limits in Odisha's Khordha district, today.

The man hailed from Botalama village in Atharanga panchayat while the woman was from Lathipada village in Hirapur panchayat.

Though the cause of the deaths was yet to be ascertained, their family members alleged that the two were murdered by miscreants.

Locals spotted the bodies under the bridge and informed the police.

Cops have recovered the bodies for post-mortem and initiated investigation into the matter.

The woman's parents had filed a missing complaint with the Begunia police recently.

Efforts were on by police to ...