Missing Indian medical student found dead in waterbody after 2-day

Police recovered the body of an Indian student of Eastern Medical College in Cumilla's Burichang upazila from a waterbody near the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Wednesday morning, two days after he went missing.

Deceased Adnan Altaf was found in a waterbody about 500 yards from the college campus in the Kabila area.

Adnan went missing on Monday night. His family had issued a notice seeking information about his whereabouts, while a general diary (GD) was filed with Burichang Police Station over the incident.

According to information provided by his family, Adnan left the Eastern Medical College campus at 11:36PM on Monday and went to an Indian food restaurant. He went missing at around 12:05AM.

Adnan was the son of Altaf Hossain Rathar. Their home is in Bunpora, Dangalpara, in Baramulla district of India's Jammu and Kashmir.

Eastern Medical College Chairman Shah Md Selim said Adnan had some mental health issues, prompting the college authorities to arrange accommodation for him on campus with his mother.

He said a GD was filed with Burichang Police Station following Adnan's disappearance.

Burichang Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Lutfur Rahman said police conducted an extensive search after receiving the missing report. The body was later recovered on Wednesday morning after locals informed them about it.

He said further details would be known after the investigation.