Nilagiri, Feb. 9 -- Nearly five days after two youths went missing in Nilagiri block of Odisha's Balasore district, their bodies were reportedly found floating in an abandoned quarry in Machua village here today. While the identities of the deceased have not been confirmed yet, it is suspected that the bodies are of the two youths who went missing a few days back.

On February 5, Bhabani Shankar (22) and Manoranjan (21) of Kansa village told their respective families that they were going to Mitrapur. When it got late and they did not return, family members tried to contact them. But their mobile phones were switched off. The following day, locals spotted their two-wheeler and shoes with blood stains near the water body. Family members had...