Police recovered the hanging bodies of a female police constable and a college student from separate places in Patuakhali district on Sunday.
The body of police constable Trisha Biswas, 22, was recovered from Patuakhali Police Line’s woman barrack while the body of Patuakhali Government Mahila College student Riya Moni Akter, 18, was recovered from a student mess.
It was known that Trisha used to live at the third floor of the police barrack. Eti Rani, a batch mate of Trisha, went to Trisha’s room as she was not present on her duty. Eti, later, found Trisha hanging from the ceiling of her room and informed the matter to the police officials.
Patuakhali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Emtiaz Ahmed confirmed it.
On information, a team of police recovered the body from the spot in presence of the district administration’s assistant commissioner Nurul Akter Niloy and additional superintendent of police Ahamad Mainul Hasan.
Trisha had been taking treatment for her mental disorder for many days. Different medicines and a prescription were also found from her room, the OC said.
On the other hand, around 9 am on Sunday, the messmates of Riya found the girl hanging from the ceiling of her room and informed police. Being informed, police went to the spot and recovered the body.
Police, however, took a young man at the police station for questioning in this connection, added the OC.
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