Bangladesh man's body found inside floating drum; Hindu credit union token in pocket
Police in Bangladesh have identified the body of a 50-year-old jewellery shop owner found inside a floating drum in Mymensingh. The victim was identified using a credit union token found in his pocket, though the motive and perpetrators remain unknown.
Why it matters
This incident highlights local crime and safety concerns in Bangladesh, with the unusual method of disposal drawing significant public attention.
The body of a 50-year-old jewellery shop owner found stuffed inside a drum floating near a sluice gate in Bangladesh's Mymensingh has been identified, police said.The body was recovered on Wednesday after local residents spotted a drum floating in the water near the sluice gate in the Begunbari area. Police found the body of an unidentified man wrapped in cloth inside the drum.A token belonging to Mymensingh Hindu Cooperative Credit Union Limited was found in the trouser pocket of the body. Police contacted the organisation using the token, which helped establish the man's identity as Niranjan Chandra Sutradhar, who ran a jointly owned jewellery shop in the Atharbari Building area of Mymensingh city.Niranjan's wife, Sumita Rani Sutradhar, and son, Joy Sutradhar, identified his body on Thursday evening.Kotwali Model Police Station Sub-Inspector Ruhul Amin said, "After receiving the token, the Mymensingh Hindu Cooperative Credit Union Limited was contacted.
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