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Man's Body Found in Lift Shaft in Chattogram; Investigation Underway

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A man's body was recovered from a lift shaft in a residential building in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
  • The victim, identified as 38-year-old Mashfiq Mahmud Khan, was last seen entering the lift early Friday morning.
  • Police are investigating whether the death was accidental or due to foul play.

Police in Chattogram, Bangladesh, recovered the body of a man from the lift shaft of a residential building on Saturday. The victim has been identified as 38-year-old Mashfiq Mahmud Khan, a resident of the Khan Bari Residential Building in the Chowmuhani-Pathantuli area.

Mashfiq went out of his flat at around 11:00pm on Thursday and later he was seen in the CCTV footage entering the lift at around 2:00am on Friday, and a loud scream was heard.

— Md Jamal UddinDescribing the victim's last known movements and the circumstances surrounding the discovery of his body.

According to Double Mooring Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Jamal Uddin, Khan was last seen on CCTV footage entering the lift around 2:00 AM on Friday. A loud scream was reportedly heard shortly after. Khan had reportedly left his flat around 11:00 PM the previous night.

Residents of the building discovered the body inside the lift shaft and informed the fire service and police, after which police recovered the body and sent it to Chittagong Medical College morgue for autopsy.

— Md Jamal UddinDetailing how the body was found and the subsequent actions taken by authorities.

Residents discovered the body inside the lift shaft and alerted the fire service and police. Authorities recovered the body and sent it to the Chittagong Medical College morgue for an autopsy. Police are currently working to determine the exact cause of death, investigating whether it was a tragic accident resulting from a technical malfunction or if foul play was involved. Legal proceedings are underway.

Police are working to determine whether it was an accident following a technical error or something else. Legal proceedings are underway.

— Md Jamal UddinExplaining the ongoing investigation into the cause of death.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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