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In a chilling turn of events, investigations into the disappearance of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata have uncovered shocking details. It’s been revealed that Anar was not only murdered but gruesomely dismembered and disposed of across the city, according to NDTV.
The breakthrough in the case came with the arrest of Jihad Hawladar, an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh residing in Mumbai. According to West Bengal CID sources, Hawladar confessed to his involvement in the murder and dismemberment of the Bangladesh MP’s body in an apartment in New Town, Kolkata.
Reportedly, the mastermind behind the atrocity was identified as Akhtaruzzaman, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin. Acting on his orders, Hawladar and four other Bangladeshi nationals smothered and killed the MP in the apartment.
On Wednesday (May 22), Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan confirmed Anar’s murder, revealing that three individuals had been apprehended in connection with the crime.
Inside an apartment in New Town of Kolkata, investigators found bloodstains and recovered plastic bags believed to have been used for disposing of the body parts. Police suspect that Anar was first strangled before being dismembered.
Hawladar’s admission also suggests that after the murder, the group skinned the body, removed flesh, and minced it to erase any possibility of identification. The remains were then packed into plastic bags, with bones cut into small pieces and disposed of across Kolkata.
Authorities are now intensifying efforts to locate the remaining body parts of the murdered Bangladeshi politician.
During the investigation, authorities also suspected that the MP may have been "lured" into the flat by a woman, subsequently falling victim to contract killers.
The police revealed that the flat, where the Bangladeshi MP was last seen entering, had been rented out to his friend by its owner, an excise department employee.
"Investigation indicated that the Bangladeshi parliamentarian fell into a honey trap laid by a woman who was also close to the victim's friend. It seems, Anar was lured into the New Town flat by the woman. We suspect he was murdered soon after he went to the flat," he said.
The CID is scrutinising CCTV footage showing Anar entering the flat accompanied by a man and a woman, the official noted.
"It was a well-planned murder. A huge amount of money, around Rs 5 crore, was paid by an old friend of the MP to the contract killers to execute the crime," he said.
"In the CCTV footage, the politician was seen entering the flat with the two persons. The duo was later seen coming out and re-entering the flat the next day but the MP was not seen again," the officer told news agency PTI.
Authorities added that the duo was later seen coming out of the flat with a big trolley suitcase.
Bangladeshi MP suspected victim of 'honey trap'
During the investigation, authorities also suspected that the MP may have been "lured" into the flat by a woman, subsequently falling victim to contract killers.
The police revealed that the flat, where the Bangladeshi MP was last seen entering, had been rented out to his friend by its owner, an excise department employee.
"Investigation indicated that the Bangladeshi parliamentarian fell into a honey trap laid by a woman who was also close to the victim's friend. It seems, Anar was lured into the New Town flat by the woman. We suspect he was murdered soon after he went to the flat," he said.
The CID is scrutinising CCTV footage showing Anar entering the flat accompanied by a man and a woman, the official noted.
"It was a well-planned murder. A huge amount of money, around Rs 5 crore, was paid by an old friend of the MP to the contract killers to execute the crime," he said.
"In the CCTV footage, the politician was seen entering the flat with the two persons. The duo was later seen coming out and re-entering the flat the next day but the MP was not seen again," the officer told news agency PTI.
Authorities added that the duo was later seen coming out of the flat with a big trolley suitcase.