Suspicious Death of Indian High Commission Official in Bangladesh; Body Found in Room

Dhaka. The body of an official from the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has been found under suspicious circumstances. On Tuesday, police recovered the body of an Indian national from the office of the Assistant High Commission of India, located in the Khulshi area of ​​Chittagong. The deceased has been identified as Narendra. A native of Haryana, Narendra served as a Security Protocol Officer at the Indian High Commission in Chittagong. The cause of his death remains unknown at this time.

According to reports, on Tuesday morning, 35-year-old Narendra failed to open the door to his room. Initially, other officials present at the premises attempted to open the door themselves. When he did not respond, the police were alerted. Upon arriving at the scene, the police recovered Narendra’s body from a room within the High Commission premises.

The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Narendra; his father’s name is Ram Niwas, and he hailed from Haryana. Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Hasan Mohammad Shaukat Ali stated that Narendra was employed at the office as a Security Protocol Officer.

According to the CMP Commissioner, embassy officials initially received no response from Narendra’s room, following which they informed the police. Citing police officials, a Bangladeshi news website reported that the body was discovered lying in front of the bathroom door within a data entry room located on the second floor of the old Visa Centre building. Aminur Rashid, Assistant Commissioner of Public Relations for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police, stated, “Our initial suspicion is that the officer passed away sometime during the night while heading to the bathroom. However, the exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed.”

Following the preparation of the preliminary inquiry report, the body was sent to the morgue at Chittagong Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem examination. He noted that the investigation conducted so far has not revealed any specific cause; the precise reason for the death will only be ascertained after the post-mortem examination. Amirul Islam, Deputy Commissioner (North Zone) of the CMP, informed that a case of unnatural death would be registered in connection with this incident, and upon completion of the post-mortem, the body would be handed over to officials from the Assistant High Commission of India.