Staff Reporter :
An Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Police was found dead sitting on a sofa with a string tied around his neck at Police Officers Mess Hall in Rajshahi city on Saturday morning.
The body was recovered in the presence of the deceased’s father in the Srirampur area of the city in the afternoon and it was sent to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Sabbir Ahmed Sarfaraj, posted at Rajpara Zone of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP). He used to live with wife at Bhadra Padma residential area and hailed from Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district.
He was the son of Obaidullah Haque, former RMP Commissioner and ex-Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Rajshahi Range. His mother Fatema Begum was General Manger of Rajshahi Krishi Unnnayan Bank (RKUB), Police said.
RMP spokesman and Senior Assistant Commissioner Iftekhar Alam, said “Safaraj was seen sitting motionless on a sofa in the officers’ mess with a thin nylon cord tied
(Picture on back page ) around his throat. The other end was tied to the window grill. The door was locked. His colleagues saw him through the window and reported to the mess authorities. Initial investigation suggested that Sabbir committed suicide.”
The police official was unable to confirm if such a case of suicide had been reported before.
Shabbir was a 31st batch member of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadre, the AC said.
After primary investigation, Professor Anamul Haque of Forensic Department of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) said that Shabbir had tied the rope around his neck after which he pushed away the sofa he was sitting on and died.
“Initially the death appears to be suicide since the door was locked from inside. However, we cannot confirm anything before the autopsy,” the professor said.
He said, “The RMP police commissioner has asked me to arrive at the crime scene on Saturday evening to do the inquest in front of the father of the deceased.”
