Brahmanbaria police SI dies by suicide

A police sub-inspector was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head at a police camp in Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria, on Wednesday morning.

The deceased, Jahangir Hossain Talukder, 52, was in charge of the Ashuganj Fertiliser Factory police camp.

Police said he was found in his room at the camp around 7:30am with a gunshot wound to the head.

He was on duty at the time, and his service pistol was reportedly used in the incident.

Family discord is initially suspected to have been a factor, although the exact reason behind his death remains unknown, police said.

Brahmanbaria Superintendent of Police Md Jalal Uddin Fahim said senior district police officials and an executive magistrate visited the scene after receiving information about the incident.

The inquest report was being prepared in the presence of the executive magistrate, he added.

Jahangir was the son of the late Ali Akbar Talukder and hailed from Purba Khabashpur village under Kotwali Police Station in Faridpur.