The body of Shamsu Uddin alias Kopa Shamsu (58), the chief of the missing Shamsu Bahini, has been recovered in connection with the bloody clash over occupying Jaglar Char that emerged in the Meghna River in Noakhali’s Hatiya. With this, the death toll in the clash has risen to six.
On Thursday evening, Hatiya Thana’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) in charge, Saiful Alam, confirmed the matter. The deceased Shamsuddin alias Shamsu was a resident of Ward No 2 of Jahajmara Union in the upazila.
Regarding the murder incident, on Thursday, the deceased Shamsu’s brother, Abul Bashar, filed a murder case at Hatiya Police Station as the complainant. In the case, 30 named individuals along with an additional 10-12 unnamed persons have been made accused.
Hatiya Thana’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) in charge, Saiful Alam, said, “Upon receiving information that the body of the missing chief Shamsu was lying inside the forest, we are making arrangements to recover his body and send it for autopsy. And in connection with the clash incident, the deceased Shamsu’s brother Abul Bashar has filed a case naming 30 individuals.”
Earlier, on Tuesday morning, a violent clash and gunfight broke out between the Shamsu group and the Alauddin group over control of that char, involving locally made weapons and firearms. When the entire area turned into a battleground, five individuals, including Alauddin, were killed on the spot and many were injured.
Since that day, the chief Shamsu had been missing. Two days after the incident, his body was found inside the forest today.
