Staff Correspondent:

The hanging body of a police constable was recovered from his residence in Katlamari area of Mirpur upazila on Wednesday.

The deceased, Rakibul Islam, son of Shamu Ali from Katlamari village, was serving at Jhenaidah Police Lines.

Family members said Rakibul locked his bedroom door and hanged himself with a scarf on Wednesday morning.

Upon receiving the information, police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of Kushtia General Hospital for autopsy.

Mominul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirpur Police Station, said  it is suspected that financial hardship led to his mental distress, resulting in suicide.