River police recovered the half-decomposed body of a man floating in the Padma River in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur. The body had its head, both hands, and both legs severed, and it was found without any clothing. Deep wounds were visible from the lower abdomen to the chest.
The body was recovered from the riverbank in the Pailan Mollakandi area of the upazila on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Abdul Karim of the Majhirghat River Police Outpost filed a murder case with the Padma Bridge South Police Station as the complainant.
Investigation and Identification Efforts
According to the Majhirghat River Police Outpost in Jajira, most of the body had decomposed due to prolonged exposure to water. As a result, the victim's identity could not be confirmed until Wednesday morning. No trace of the severed head, hands, or legs has been found.Kangkan Kumar Biswas, Officer-in-Charge of the Majhirghat River Police Outpost, said the body was handed over to Anjuman Mufidul Islam as an unclaimed corpse after the autopsy. The investigation is ongoing, and efforts are underway to identify the victim.
