The police claimed that the deceased was Deeptimayee Sethi, an agent of an Insurance company. The woman, who hailed from Bhoisahi under Airfield police limits, had been missing from Friday.

According to police, the body of the woman with her throat slit was spotted near Tikatala roadside in the morning.

On being informed, Khurda Superintendent of Police along with a scientific team reached the spot and inquired into the incident. Later, the husband of the deceased identified the body.

It is suspected that the woman might have been abducted from Bhubaneswar and was killed in Khurda. Later, her body was dumped alongside the road, the police said.