Cuttack: The body of a youth, who had gone missing since Tuesday, was recovered from an abandoned place near Hatuabazar on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Akhaya Mulia, 24, a trader. The deceased's family members alleged that Akhaya had been killed. Bhubaneswar: Transport minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi on Wednesday appealed to private bus operators to withdraw their call for a statewide strike from August 9. The minister said a decision on the bus fare revision would be taken shortly. Baripada: Two persons, Ghanshyam Munda, 17, of Sarasposhi and his cousin Kusun Munda, 21, of Baratarani village, surrendered before Karanjia police in connection with a murder.ormer cop convicted Balasore: The special vigilance court of Balasore on Wednesday convicted a former assistant sub-inspector of police in a graft case and sentenced him one-year imprisonment along with Rs 7,000 fine and in default another three months. The convict, Bijendranath Das, was caught while accepting bribe of Rs 300 from one Niranjan Das for registration of a case when cop was posted at Sergarh outpost in 1999.uicide Balasore: A 22-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Sabita Jena of Badagoan in the Industrial police station.