Police yesterday recovered the body of a man from Holycare drug rehabilitation centre in Barishal.

The victim is Chandan Sarkar, 27, of the district’s Agailjhara upazila. His family alleged that he was tortured to death inside the facility.

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Contacted, Holycare authorities denied the allegations and said that Chandan was mentally sick and died by suicide.

The victim was found dead with a towel around his neck.

According to Sarwar, a staff member of the rehabilitation facility, Chandan was locked in a dispute with another patient on Thursday night. Early yesterday, he was found dead.

Sajahan Mallik, sub-inspector of Kotwali Police Station, said they recovered the body on information and sent it to Barishal Sadar Hospital for autopsy.

Nibas Mahuri, the victim’s uncle, however, claimed that his nephew was tortured to death. “Where did he get the towel from?” he asked.

Chandan got admitted to the rehabilitation centre on August 7 this year. Earlier, he got admitted to rehabilitation facilities multiple times.