Police have recovered the body of an Indian medical student from Eastern Medical College in Kabila area of Burichang upazila, Cumilla.
The deceased was identified as Adnan Altaf, son of Altaf Hossain Rathar. His family hails from Bunpara, Dangalpara in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Burichang Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Lutfur Rahman confirmed the recovery.
Adnan’s body was retrieved on Wednesday morning from a waterbody adjacent to the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, approximately 500 yards from the college campus, two days after he went missing.
Adnan had been missing since Monday night.
Following his disappearance, his family issued a notice seeking information on his whereabouts, and a General Diary (GD) was lodged with Burichang Police Station.
According to his family, Adnan left the Eastern Medical College campus at 11:36pm on Monday and went to an Indian food eatery.
He went missing from the location around 12:05am.
Shah Md Selim, chairman of Eastern Medical College, said that Adnan had been suffering from a degree of mental illness. Consequently, arrangements had been made for his mother to reside with him on the campus.
OC Lutfur said police launched an extensive search operation upon receiving the information of his disappearance.
Complete details will be disclosed following the conclusion of an investigation, he added.
