Brahmanbaria SI dies by suicide with own service pistol

A police sub-inspector (SI) allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself in the head with his service pistol at a police camp in Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria, this morning (4 November).

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

Police said he shot himself while on duty in his room at the camp around 7:30am.

Family discord is initially suspected to have led to the incident, although the exact reason behind his death remains unknown.

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

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

Jahangir’s police identification number (BP number) was 7491041821. He was the son of the late Ali Akbar Talukder and hailed from Purba Khabashpur village under Kotwali Police Station in Faridpur.