News of 7 bodies in Turag ‘baseless’: Police

Police Headquarters has claimed that reports spreading on social media that the bodies of seven activists of the banned Awami League and its student front Chhatra League have been found floating in the Turag River are “baseless”.

A message from Police Headquarters on Saturday said, “An attempt is being made to spread confusion in the minds of the public by disseminating baseless information on social media under the headline ‘The bodies of seven leaders and activists of the Awami League and Chhatra League are floating in the Turag River.’”�" bdnews24

Police Headquarters has requested everyone not to be misled by “false propaganda”, claiming that no such incident has been reported.

Amid heated discussion and criticism on social media throughout the day, police issued the statement in the evening.

Police said, “A quarter is trying to undermine the morale of the law enforcement agencies by spreading such confusion. The police are keen to take legal action against those who are spreading such confusion.”

Police Headquarters has also warned of taking appropriate legal action against anyone found to be involved in such propaganda.
Rumours had spread that seven Awami League leaders and activists had gone missing since the party’s flash procession in the capital’s Turag area on Jun 22.

On Friday, rumours began circulating on Facebook that the bodies of three, including members of the Chhatra League and Awami League, had been recovered from the Turag River.

Regarding the claims, Ashulia Police Station chief Tariqul Islam said on Saturday, “A young man named Sumon Ahmed, 18, went missing after falling from a trawler while attending a picnic in Turag on Friday morning. His body was recovered later that night. A case of accidental death has also been filed in this regard."-bdnews24