Body of Freedom Fighter Found After Two Days Missing

Local Correspondent

The body of a freedom fighter was recovered on Sunday evening, two days after he went missing in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila. Police found the body in a litchi orchard in Nalgao Khoyrapara village of Chandpur Union around 7:30 p.m. The deceased bore an injury mark above his right ankle.

The victim, identified as MA Gani (70), was the son of Kamal Uddin Sheikh from the same village. According to local mosque imam Mezbah Uddin, Gani had two sons and a married daughter. While his wife and younger son lived in a house he built near his in-laws in Mirzapur, Gazipur Sadar, Gani resided alone in Khoyrapara.

His younger sister, Umme Kulsum, stated that she checked on her brother daily. On Saturday morning, she went to his house and found him missing. His mobile phone was left behind.

Neighbor Lokman Hossain reported discovering the body around 2 p.m. while irrigating a paddy field near the orchard. Gani’s body was found dressed in a lungi with a towel tied around his waist, and a hoe was lying nearby. Another neighbor, Tanvir Hossain, mentioned that the orchard was about 100 meters from Gani’s house.

Upon receiving the report, police arrived at the scene and sent the body to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Kapasia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Kamal Hossain said, “The body was recovered around 7:30 p.m. and sent for autopsy. There is an injury mark above the right ankle, but no initial evidence of murder has been found. Further details will be confirmed after the autopsy report.”