Police found no visible signs of injury on the body of former Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant K. M. Tahsif. However, the inquest report noted that blood was coming from his nose.

On Thursday morning (October 29), Sub-Inspector Mustafizur Rahman of the Tongi River Police Outpost in Gazipur prepared the inquest report on Tahsif Sauri’s body. The report was prepared in the presence of witnesses after examining the body’s external condition.

According to the report, Tahsif’s body was recovered floating near Rajabari Ghat on the Turag River at around 5:45 pm on Wednesday.

The inquest report described the deceased as approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, with black hair and short black facial hair, including a moustache. His eyes and mouth were closed. Blood was observed coming from his nose. Both hands were bent toward the front of his head, with his fists clenched. His abdomen was swollen.

According to the report, no visible abnormalities were noted in his chest, abdomen, back, legs or genital area. No signs of external injury were found on his body. At the time of recovery, he was wearing a black, full-sleeved kabli shirt and white trousers.

The river police’s preliminary report also stated that a wristwatch was found on his hand and an iPhone in his pocket. His identity was established through the phone. The body was subsequently sent to the morgue at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.

Tahsif, 28, lived in Sector 18 of Uttara, Dhaka. His hometown was Sonadanga in Khulna.

Tahsif was reportedly the person who recorded the video that circulated on August 5, 2024, showing then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaving the country by aircraft from Kurmitola Airport.

In a podcast interview last July, Tahsif was asked whether he had lost his job in the Air Force for recording the video. In response, he said, “Possibly.”