Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified person from the Naf River in the Jadimura area of Hnila Union under Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. Following information from local residents, police recovered the body early on Friday, though the identity of the deceased has not yet been identified.
According to local eyewitnesses, they spotted the body with bullet injuries inside a boat in the Naf River in Jadimura at around 6am on Friday. They brought the body ashore from the boat and informed the police.
Upon receiving the news, a team from Teknaf Model Police Station went to the spot and recovered the body.
Abdul Amin, village police member of Jadimura Ward No 9, said the body was seen lying in the area adjacent to the Naf River in the morning, bearing bullet injury marks on the upper part of the eye. Police later arrived at the scene, recovered the body, and sent it for an autopsy.
Mohammad Ali, acting chairman of Hnila Union Parishad, confirmed the recovery of the body and said police retrieved the bullet-hit body of an unidentified person from the Naf River in Jadimura on Friday morning.
He added that bullet injury marks were visible on the body, but the identity of the deceased is not yet known.
Md Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station, said an unidentified person’s bullet-hit body was recovered from the Naf River adjacent to Jadimura and sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital for an autopsy.
He added that law enforcement agencies are investigating to identify the deceased and determine the actual cause of death, with further details expected upon receiving the autopsy report.
