Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anwar murdered in Kolkata, body cut, parts thrown
West Bengal CID arrested Jihad Hawladar, a professional butcher, who was hired by the Awami League MP's friend Akhtaruzzaman, a US citizen
New Delhi, May 24
Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anwar, who was allegedly murdered in Kolkata, was skinned and his bones chopped up before being disposed of across the city.
The West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) has been asked to probe the case that has arrested one suspect in connection with the incident.
The accused has been identified as Jihad Hawladar, a professional butcher, a resident of Barakpur in Bangladesh's Khulna district and was staying in Mumbai illegally.
Hawladar was hired by the Awami League MP's friend Akhtaruzzaman, a US citizen. He was reportedly staying at a hotel near the Kolkata airport, was given a cut from Rs. 5 crores spent on killing the Bangladeshi MP.
During interrogation, Hawladar confessed that he and four other Bangladeshi nationals smothered and killed the MP at a flat in Kolkata's New Town area. He claimed that the murder was carried out on the orders of Akhtaruzzaman.
They then skinned the entire body in the flat and minced the flesh to destroy the identity of Anwar. The bones were then cut into pieces and packed in several plastic packets. The killers then travelled to different parts of Kolkata using various modes of transport and disposed of the packets.
The Bangladesh MP was last seen entering the flat in New Town. Police had said the flat was rented out to the MP's friend by its owner, an excise department employee.
On May 13, Anwarul Anwar left Biswas's home to visit a doctor. However, the MP has been incommunicado since May 17.
