A group of women, who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man over a period of time, killed him and burnt his body in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said.
A total of 10 people, including eight women, were arrested after the incident came to light.
Police had launched a search for the man after his family filed a missing complaint.
"We came to know that the man was hacked to death and his body was subsequently burnt," Mohana police station officer-in-charge Basant Sethi said on Monday (June 9, 2025).
Police recovered the bones and ashes of the deceased from a hillock near a forest area, about 2 km from the village.
