Body of Indian Medical Student Recovered from Pond in Cumilla's Burichang Two Days After He Went Missing
Police in Cumilla have recovered the floating body of a medical student from Kashmir, India, from a pond two days after he went missing. The body was recovered on Wednesday morning (November 4) from a pond in the Manipuri area of Burichang upazila in Cumilla.
The deceased student was Adnan Altaf Rather, 26. He was the son of Altaf Hossain Rather and Nighat Begum of Jammu and Kashmir, India, and was a student at Cumilla Eastern Medical College.
Police said Adnan Altaf Rather left his mess on Monday night to eat and never returned. Searches at various places failed to find him. On Tuesday afternoon, his mother Nighat Begum filed a general diary (GD) at Burichang police station.
On Wednesday morning, local residents saw a body floating in a pond in the Manipuri area and informed police. Police went to the spot and recovered the body. Police said no injury marks were found on his body.
Burichang police station's officer-in-charge (OC) Md Lutfor Rahman confirmed the matter. He said that after receiving the missing person's GD, police and several teams from the medical college searched for Adnan in various areas including Cumilla University and Lalmai, but he could not be found.
Citing Eastern Medical College, police said Adnan Altaf Rather was admitted to the college in 2019. Most of his classmates have finished their studies and begun their internships, but he had been irregular in class.
OC Lutfor Rahman said the body was recovered on Wednesday morning and sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital. The cause of death will be known after the autopsy report.
He added that the medical college authorities will submit a written complaint in the incident. Legal action will be taken after an investigation once the complaint is received.
