Seeing two people who looked like police, Tahsif ran away; PBI verifying their identities

On Friday (30 October), PBI Dhaka Metro North Additional DIG Md. Enayet Hossain Mannan gave this information to journalists. He said that on the night Tahsif went missing, his friend Dip was with him. The information obtained from questioning Dip is being verified and cross-checked. Efforts are ongoing to confirm every piece of information he provided through investigation.

The PBI official said Dip stated that there were two people with them who looked like police. Seeing them, they ran away. However, whether those two were actually police members, whether they were wearing uniforms, or whether they were on any duty is being scrutinized.

He further said that Dip had said the previous day that around 12 midnight, they separated from Tahsif in the House Building area and went in two directions. After that, they had no contact. Then why they went to that area around 2 am and what was the reason for going there on motorcycles late at night is being investigated.

Md. Enayet Hossain Mannan said that based on the information provided by Dip, a black Suzuki Gixxer 150 motorcycle has been recovered. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the motorcycle is connected to Tahsif's death. Its documents are being verified.

The PBI official said various information is being collected as part of a shadow investigation into Tahsif's death. Publishing any information without verification could spread confusion. Therefore, information will be disclosed only after each piece is confirmed.

On Tuesday evening, 27 October, former Bangladesh Air Force flight lieutenant K M Tahsif Sauri left home telling his mother, ‘Dip is coming, let me go talk to him.’ After that, he did not return home. The next day, 28 October, his body was recovered from the Turag River.

According to an internal report of the Naval Police, around 4:30 pm on Wednesday, a call was made to the National Emergency Service 999 informing that a body was floating in the Turag River. Later, a team from the Tongi Naval Police outpost went to the scene and recovered the body.

CCTV footage shows that at 6:24 pm on 27 October, Dip came to the garage under Tahsif's house on a motorcycle. There he placed a helmet on the motorcycle and was later seen wiping his eyes and face with his clothes. A little later, Tahsif came down from the house to the garage and shook hands with Dip. At 6:31 pm, they were seen leaving there on two motorcycles.