- An Indian protocol officer was found dead at the Indian mission in Chittagong
- Naren Dhar's body was recovered this morning from the Assistant High Commission
- The exact cause of death is unknown and the autopsy report is awaited
An Indian diplomat posted at an Indian mission in Bangladesh has been found dead inside the mission premises, police said. The body of Naren Dhar, a protocol officer, was recovered from the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong this morning.
The body was subsequently sent to the mortuary at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Hospital for autopsy. The exact reason behind his death is not clear yet.
"Dhar was working as a protocol officer at the Indian Assistant High Commission. Upon receiving the news, police went to the scene and recovered his body at around 9:30 am, after which it was sent to the CMC Hospital mortuary for autopsy," Assistant Commissioner of City Police Aminur Rashid has said.
He said the official was in his late 30s. His body was found in front of a bathroom door early in the morning on the second floor of the old visa centre building of the diplomatic mission.
Government sources said the High Commission is in touch with the official's family. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka or the Assistant High Commission in Chattogram has so far made no comment on the death, which police initially suspected could have been caused by a cardiac arrest.
"The post-mortem report, however, will confirm the cause of the death," said Rashid, also the Assistant Police Commissioner of the city.
Police said that, according to their information, Dhar hailed from Chandigarh. The investigation in the case is underway, and the autopsy report is awaited.
