Youth Found Dead a Day after Going Missing in City’s Khilgaon Canal

Fire service and civil defence divers on Wednesday morning recovered the body of a 21- year old youth, who went missing after falling into Jhilpar canal in the capital’s Khilgaon area on Tuesday morning, a day after his missing, reports media.

The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain.

Abdul Mannan, stations officer of Khilgaon Fire Statio, said that the fire service divers found the body one kilometer away from the place where he fell around 9:00 am.

The incident occurred when the youth was collecting discarded bottles from the canal around 9:30 am on Tuesday, he said.

Fire service divers continued their drives since Abul went missing, he said.

A process is underway to hand over the body to Khilgaon police, Mannad added.