Chattogram: The body of a Customs Department employee was recovered from near Charpara on the bank of the Karnafuli River in the city on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Ripen Singh Druba, 33, a cashier of Excise and Vat Commissionerate in Chattogram Customs and son of Khudiram Singh of Askar Digirpar area in the city, reports the UNB.

Officer-in-charge of Patenga Police Station Utpal Barua said locals spotted the body of an unidentified man on Friday night and informed police.

His identity was known on Saturday morning after police recovered the body from near Charpara Beribadh area in Patenga.

The body was sent to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.