Missing Woman Cricketer, 26, Found Dead In Odisha Forest

Rajashree Swain, a 26-year-old woman cricketer of Odisha, was found hanging from a tree inside a dense forest in Cuttack district on Friday, the police said. She was missing since January 11. Her scooter was found abandoned near the forest. "A case of unnatural death has been registered in the matter. We found her body hanging from a tree in Gurudijhatia forest in Athagarh area. We will probe the death from all angles," Deputy Commissioner of Police Pinak Mishra said. The cause of Swain's death will be clear once the post-mortem report arrives, Mishra said. The cricketer from Puri district was here to attend a training camp organised by the Odisha Cricket Association for an upcoming national-level tournament in Puducherry. Swain, however, failed to clinch a place in the 16-member team selected for the tournament. "She was seen crying on Wednesday evening after the names of team members were announced, and went missing from the hotel, where we had all put up for the trainin…