The father of former Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant Tahsif Sauri believes his son was murdered and his body dumped in a river.
“My son was murdered. He was killed and thrown into the river. I suspect that he was murdered,” K M Enayet Helal told reporters on Thursday afternoon.
Earlier, the body of Tahsif Sauri was recovered from the Turag River in the capital.
Shahinur Zaman, duty officer at Uttarkhan Police Station, said on Thursday morning that Tongi River Police recovered the body from the river on Wednesday afternoon.
According to an internal report by the river police, they received information through the national emergency service 999 at around 4:30pm on Wednesday that a body was floating in the Turag River near Rajabari Ghat in Uttarkhan.
The body was initially unidentified. The man was estimated to be around 28 years old and was wearing white trousers and a black shirt. He had a watch on his wrist, and an iPhone was found in his pocket. He also had a light beard.
His identity was established as former Air Force Flight Lieutenant Tahsif Sauri through the iPhone found with him.