Police recovered the body of an 18-year-old youth, identified as Imam Reza, from the Ulpur area in Gopalganj Sadar upazila today. The body was found hanging by a belt from the window frame of an abandoned rice mill building on Wednesday morning (September 30).
The deceased, Imam Reza, was the son of Zahirul Mridha from Barishal district. He resided with his mother in his maternal uncle’s village in Ulpur East Para under Gopalganj Sadar upazila and worked as a salesperson at a saree shop in Gopalganj town.
Shafiul Alam, Inspector at the Boultali Police Outpost, said locals spotted the body hanging from the window of the abandoned mill on Wednesday morning and alerted law enforcement. Police subsequently rushed to the scene and retrieved the body.
Police noted that multiple injury marks and bloodstains were found on various parts of the deceased’s body. The body has been sent to the morgue at Gopalganj 250-Bed General Hospital for an autopsy. The exact cause of death will be determined upon receiving the post-mortem report.
Claiming foul play, the victim’s mother, Afi Begum, alleged that her son was murdered before being hung from the window of the abandoned structure. She demanded a proper investigation into the incident and the immediate arrest of those involved.
