Sirajganj, March 21 -- Police recovered the decomposed bodies of two persons from a pond in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj, five days after they went missing.

The victims were identified as Riaz Uddin (19), son of Badiuzzaman, and Hridoy (18), son of Tota Sheikh. They were cousins.

Asaduzzaman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Raiganj Police Station, confirmed the incident.

According to locals, the two went missing on Sunday night from the Baikunthapur Bazar area. That night, ransom messages demanding Tk 1 lakh were sent from Hridoy's phone to multiple people in their village. The following day, the victims' families filed a General Diary (GD).

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