Patna: A 17-year-old boy was found murdered in an orchard in Samastipur district on Saturday morning, hours after he allegedly left home following a phone call. Police are investigating the case and probing all possible motives, including personal enmity and past disputes, behind the murder.The victim, identified as Deepak Kumar, a resident of Dhamoun village under Patori police station limits, had returned from Gujarat around 10 days ago to celebrate Chhath with his family.According to family members, Deepak received a phone call around 8pm on Friday and left home. When he failed to return, family members launched a search and found his body in an orchard at Lala Gachhi in the village on Saturday morning.Police said the body bore multiple injury marks, suspected to have been caused by a sharp-edged weapon. The incident triggered tension in the area, with scores of villagers gathering at the spot.Patori SDPO Virendra Kumar Medhavi and SHO Anil Kumar reached the scene and began an investigation. A slipper was recovered from the orchard, while bloodstains found at multiple locations suggested that the victim may have been attacked there.An FSL team and a dog squad were pressed into service to collect evidence and assist the investigation. Police are examining the victim’s mobile phone, call records and contacts to trace his last movements and identify those he was in touch with before leaving home.Police are exploring all possible angles behind the murder. “The FSL team has been called to collect evidence and a dog squad is also assisting the investigation. We are probing the case from all angles,” SDPO Medhavi said.