Bhubaneswar: The body of a jail staffer was found inside his official quarters on the premises of a prison in Odisha’s Koraput district on Saturday. 

The deceased has been identified as Damodar Tripathy. He was working as a ‘Jamadar’ at Koraput Circle Jail.

Tripathy, who hailed from Jeypore, was unmarried and he was due to retire from service in nine months.

As per reports, Tripathy had been suffering from various health problems for the past few days.

He was staying alone in his quarters on the jail premises. Neighbours reportedly raised concerns after a foul smell began emanating from his quarters on Saturday.

Subsequently, the officials of the jail reached Tripathy’s quarters and informed Koraput Town Police about the incident. The cops rushed to the spot and recovered Tripathy’s body.

The police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. According to information provided by his family, the post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted on Sunday.