AN OFFICIAL of the Indian High Commission in Chittagong was found dead inside the mission premises on Tuesday morning. The official has been identified as Naren Dhar, 38, who was serving as an assistant protocol officer at the Indian mission, according to reports in the Bangladesh media.
Quoting police officials, bdnews24.com reported that the body was found in front of a washroom of a data entry room on the second floor of the old visa centre building.
In addition to the main Indian High Commission in Dhaka, India has four Assistant High Commissions in Bangladesh — Chittagong (Chattogram), Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet.
According to The Daily Star, Chattogram Metropolitan Police Commissioner Hasan Md Showkat Ali said that embassy officials initially received no response from Dhar’s room, prompting them to alert police.
The body was later sent to the Chattogram Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy after an inquest report was prepared. The inquest found no apparent abnormalities, but the exact cause of death will be known after autopsy, Ali said.
Meanwhile, CMP Deputy Commissioner (North Zone) Amirul Islam told The Daily Star that an unnatural death case would be filed in connection with the incident, and the body would be handed over to officials of the Assistant High Commission of India following the autopsy
Sources said the High Commission of India in Bangladesh is in touch with the family of the protocol officer. Results of the autopsy are awaited.
