Mason’s body found with hands and feet tied under a tree 6 days after going missing

❐ District Representative

Police have recovered the half-decayed body of a mason named Nazir Farazi (48), with his hands and feet tied, six days after he went missing in Dashmina Upazila of Patuakhali.

The body was recovered from under the sedge of an abandoned canal in Betagi village of the upazila on Sunday evening, May 31.

According to family sources, Nazir Farazi left home on the night of May 25 without telling anyone. The family members were not very upset at first as he would sometimes go out for work and return a few days after work.

But this time he never returned. After being missing for six long days, the family received news of his tragic fate.

Yesterday evening, the deceased’s brother, Mamun Farazi, noticed a strong stench while passing by a local canal. When he looked into the canal, he saw a body with its hands and feet tied floating in the Kachuripana.

Upon receiving the information, the police reached the spot and recovered the body. His son Russell Farazi identified it as his father’s.

The victim’s son, Russell, alleged that this was a well-planned murder. His father was brutally bound with his hands and feet tied and beaten in various parts of his body, and the body was hidden in a pile of sedge to destroy evidence. The body had decomposed due to being in water for a long time.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dashmina Police Station Md. Atiqur Rahman told the media, “Initially, it seems like a planned murder. After the body was examined, it has been sent to the morgue of Patuakhali Medical College Hospital for autopsy.”

In this incident, the deceased’s wife, Sefali Begum, has filed a murder case against unknown persons as the plaintiff.

The family of the deceased and local residents have strongly demanded that those involved be quickly identified and brought to justice.