Imam found dead in Noakhali

Police recovered the body of an imam of a mosque at Sadar upazila in Noakhali district on Sunday night.

Deceased Md Selim, 40, was a resident of Shibpur village under Noannai union in the upazila.

Locals said they saw the hanging body inside his room on Monday at Fajr prayer time and informed police.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Noakhali Sadar General Hospital morgue, said Sudharampur Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Mohammad Shahed Uddin.

Police assumed that he might have committed suicide by hanging himself.

Legal action would be taken after investigation, the OC added.

MR/ASH