Koksara, Nov. 29 -- In a shocking incident, a man was allegedly stoned to death near a rice mill in Koksara police limits of Kaslahandi district in Odisha on Monday. The deceased was identified as Dayanidhi Dandakiya of Mahumunda village under Majuliguda panchayat in Koksara.

Sources said while Dayanidhi belonged to Mahulmunda, he had been staying in Chiliguda village for a while. On Monday, he had come to his native place and visited his paddy field while harvesting was underway. However, when he did not return, family members launched a frantic search only to find him brutally murdered near a rice mill in the area.

While the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained, police suspects Dayanidhi was stoned to death. Meanwhile, wife o...