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Teen falls into river while clicking selfie from train; body recovered
Body of a 16-year-old male who went missing on Sunday falling from a moving train while clicking selfies at Akkelpur upazila in Joypurhat was recovered.
The deceased was Mehedi Hasan, son of Anwar Hossain from Rajmahal area in Panchagarh district, said SM Hasibul Hasan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Akkelpur upazila.
His body was recovered around 8 am by a diving team of Rajshahi Fire Service after 14 hours of remaining missing, said Delwar Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Santahar railway police station, reports UNB.
According to police, Mehedi was traveling with his grandmother by Panchagarh-bound inter-city train Ekota Express on Sunday. At around 6 pm when the train was on Halhalia Bridge, unaware Mehedi while clicking selfie crashed into the bridge structure and fell in the river, said the OC.
Locals found his amputated hand, mobile phone, and money bag on the river after the train crossed and informed police.
Until 10 pm on Sunday, fire service members and police conducted a drive to rescue him but failed, he said.
“A case of unnatural death was filed in this regard and the body was handed to family after autopsy,” said OC Delwar Hossain.