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Body of missing child recovered from Barishal’s Kirtankhola river

GreenWatch Desk Crime 2023-05-20, 2:47pm

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A 12-year-old child’s body was discovered from the Kirtankhola River on Saturday, two days after she went missing in Barishal launch terminal area.

The deceased, identified as Sathi, was a street child.

Sadar Thana Naval Police of Barishal recovered her body from the river around 8 am today, reports UNB.

Md. Abdul Jalil, Officer-in-Charge of Naval Police, said that local residents informed  police upon spotting the body of missing Sathi floating in the morning.

The body was transferred to the morgue at Barisal Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.

OC Abdul Jalil mentioned that nobody has come to inquire about Sathi since morning.

They are trying to locate the child's family members, he said.