Body of missing police constable recovered in Panchagarh

JASHORE, Dec 20 (UNB): The half-decomposed body of a missing police constable, Akhtaruzzaman, 46, a resident of Chougachha upazila in Jashore, was recovered from Panchagarh, police said.
The body was found on Thursday (December 18) in a sugarcane field at the Nine Mile area of Satmora Union in Panchagarh Sadar upazila. Family members were informed of the recovery on Friday. Akhtaruzzaman had been missing for about 22 days. He was initially identified from police-logo underwear found on the body. Later, the victim's wife identified him after being shown photographs of the clothes - trousers, shirt and shoes - he was wearing.
According to police, local residents informed the authorities after a foul smell spread in the area. Police recovered the body and completed legal formalities. With no immediate identification available, investigators relied on the police-logo underwear as the first clue.
Family sources said he lived with his wife and children in a rented house in Ichhapur area of Chougachha town. His wife, Shahina Akhtar Shima, filed a GD on November 30.