Fragments of unidentified body recovered from Hathazari, Chittagong

❐ Local correspondent

Police have recovered the dismembered body of an unidentified man from Hathazari, Chittagong.

The fragmented parts were recovered from Purba Shikarpur village in Ward No. 3 of Shikarpur Union of the upazila at around 9 pm on Tuesday, February 10.

It is learnt that the locals informed the police after seeing the dismembered body on the land next to the electric pole behind Syed Vita in the mentioned ward area. The police went to the spot and recovered the dismembered body with 1 hand and 2 legs burnt and a head and part of the spine separated from the body. They prepared a forensic report and sent it to the morgue for autopsy.

Sub-inspector Masuk Mia of Madunaghat Police Investigation Center of Hathazari Police Station said that the recovered head had no right eye, the left eye was closed, two ears were attached to the head, and wounds were seen in various parts of the face and nose. The body parts appeared to be burnt and the dismembered parts were found scattered at the scene.

Hathazari Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Kazi Md. Tarek Aziz said that the police are working to identify the body.