Body of district RJD leader Yogendra Manjhi was recovered from a well at Naranga village in the presence of police and sent for post-mortem, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajkishore Singh said.
Manjhi, who headed the district RJD's EBC front, had gone missing from the village eleven days ago and his family members had lodged a complaint with Karpi police station alleging that he was kidnapped at the behest of the village head Seema Devi and her husband Bhola Sharma, Singh said.
An investigation was on, he said.