Night guard’s bound dead body recovered three days after disappearance

Local Correspondent

Police have recovered the body of a night guard named Goutam Gain (35), whose hands and legs were tied, from the Madhumati Bilrute Channel in the Kansur area of Gopalganj Sadar upazila. He had been missing for three days. The body was recovered Friday afternoon based on information provided by locals.

Goutam Gain was a resident of Koligram village in Jallirpar union of Muksudpur upazila and worked as a night guard at Jallirpar J.K.M.B. Mallik High School.

Inspector Molya Afzal Hossain of the Baulatli Police Investigation Center said Goutam had been missing since 8:30 PM on Wednesday after leaving for work. His wife, Mili Boiragi, filed a general diary (GD) at the Muksudpur police station the next day. On Friday, locals spotted a floating body and informed the police, who then recovered it. The hands and feet were tied, and initial assessment suggests it was a murder. The body has been sent to the morgue of Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital for further examination.

The victim’s wife, Mili Boiragi, claimed her husband was deliberately murdered. She said that a month and a half ago, several teachers from the school framed Goutam in a theft case and fined him 12,000 taka. They allegedly wanted to appoint someone of their choice as the night guard. Although the head teacher and some others retained Goutam in his position, the conflict had continued since then.

On the night of the incident, Goutam left for his duty but was unreachable shortly after. Mili filed a GD the next day and later identified the body on Friday afternoon.

Bachchu Mia, who oversees construction of the school’s new building, said Goutam was in the office around 8:30 PM that night. When he called for him around 9:30 PM, there was no response. Seeing the gate locked, he assumed Goutam was nearby. The next day, news of his disappearance spread.

Sub-Inspector and Investigating Officer Md. Alamgir of the Sindhiaghat Police Outpost said an application has been made to retrieve Goutam’s phone call list. He expressed hope that once the call list is received, the investigation will progress and the mystery behind the incident can be solved soon.