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Authorities in Chattogram, Bangladesh, have arrested four school students in connection with the death of 15-year-old Munif Ahmed Shan, a ninth-grader whose body was discovered on Saturday.

Shan had reportedly left home to attend an exam at a coaching center but never returned, prompting his family to file a missing person report. His body was later found in the Patenga area and sent for an autopsy. Adding to the distress, Shan's family received a ransom demand of Tk 60,000 from individuals claiming he had been abducted, a sum they reportedly paid before learning of his death.

The four arrested students told police they were swimming with Shan when he was swept away by strong waves. They claimed fear prevented them from reporting the incident immediately. However, the officer-in-charge of Halishahar Police Station confirmed that investigators are pursuing both the ransom allegations and the students' account of the events.