Three bodies found in Teknaf Hills; recovery operation underway

Superintendent of Police of Cox’s Bazar ANM Sajedur Rahman has confirmed that the bodies of three people have been found lying on a remote hill in Hnila union of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. Law enforcement agencies are trying to recover the bodies. A joint force operation is continuing on that hill after the killing of an army member.

Police found the three bodies on the hill on the east side of Nayapara and Leda camps in Hnila union on Friday afternoon (November 6).

The SP said they have received information about the bodies of three people lying on that hill. Efforts to recover the bodies are underway. The operation of law enforcement agencies is continuing at the spot.

A gunfight took place during a joint force operation on the den of armed human traffickers on that hill on Thursday afternoon. Army member Sainik Md Titas Sheikh, 27, was killed in the gunfire of the human traffickers. At that time the joint force rescued 56 people and arrested six members of the human trafficking gang. The rescued people were handed over to Teknaf Model Police Station on Friday morning.

New concern has been created among the local people after the news of the three bodies lying on the hill spread. Local residents have demanded a pincer operation across the hills to eliminate the dens of armed criminals.

Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) SM Anik Chowdhury said law enforcement agencies are working to arrest the armed human traffickers stationed on the hills. No one will get the opportunity to get away after committing a crime. They are also keeping track of the human chain.

He further said they are deeply shocked and grief-stricken over the incident of an army member on duty being killed in the gunfire of the armed human traffickers. Collective cooperation of the local people is needed alongside the law enforcement agencies to eliminate such crimes.