India, Dec. 27 -- The body of a youth found in a hotel room at Bhaskargunj Chhak in Balasore town has put the deceased's friend and an unidentified woman under police suspicion.

According to reports, Akash Mohanta of the Betanoti area arrived at the hotel around 9 pm on December 25 along with his friend Ram and a woman. The trio booked a triple-bed room, Room No. 502, telling hotel staff they had come to appear for a competitive examination.

At around 3 pm on Friday, a hotel staff member noticed that the door of Room No. 502 was partially open. On peeping inside, the staff found a body lying on the bed and immediately alerted the police. Police personnel rushed to the spot and sealed the room.

Today, the body was sent for postmortem in...