Railway police have recovered the body of a young man, identified as Abdul Samad Mia, 35, from beside the railway line in Gaibandha Sadar upazila. The body was recovered from the Shimultarai area on Thursday (September 17) morning.
The deceased, Abdul Samad Mia, was the son of the late Abdul Salam Mia of Sabudkhali village, Ramchandrapur union, Gaibandha Sadar upazila. Citing local residents, Gaibandha railway outpost in-charge (IC) Saheb Goni said the young man’s body was spotted beside the railway line in the morning, and the Gaibandha railway station master was informed. On receiving the report, police recovered the body and brought it to the station. The body’s identity could not be established at first, and was later confirmed through biometric verification.
He further said locals posted photos of the body on Facebook, after which the deceased’s cousin, Saju Mia, came to the police station and identified the body. The deceased’s family said Abdul Samad Mia had been suffering from mental illness for a long time.
IC Saheb Goni further said that, with no complaint from the family, the body was handed over to the deceased’s wife, Moyna Begum, without a post-mortem examination. A case will be filed over the incident.