Police recovered the charred body of a 70-year-old man from near a pond at Dheke Para in Patiya upazila of Chattogram district on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Monir Ahmed.
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Quoting family, Priton Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Patiya Police Station, said Monir went out of his home on Saturday noon and since then he remained missing.
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Later local people spotted the burnt body of Monir near a pond and informed police.
The body was sent to the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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However, it is not clear whether Monir was burnt by fire or any flammable materials, said police.