Trideep Sangma, the second-in-command at the BSF Frontier Headquarters, Meghalaya, said they have got in touch with the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Guwahati, regarding the body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna.
"The Assistant High Commission has said they have not received any official information about Panna's death near the border as of now," The body has been sent to Khliehriat Civil Hospital for further identification, the SP said on Wednesday.
The Meghalaya Police recovered the decomposed body of Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna from a betelnut plantation in Jaintia Hills district bordering Bangladesh, officials said.
The body was discovered on August 26 evening, around 1.5 km from the IndiA-Bangladesh border, they said.
SP Giri Prasad said Panna was identified through his passport.
Panna, a former general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League and a prominent member of the Awami League from Pirojpur district in the neighbouring country, had been on the run following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, sources said.
Initial reports suggested that Panna might have suffered a cardiac arrest while trying to cross the border.
However, there are conflicting accounts that say he might have been involved in a shooting incident with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
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