The gruesome murder of Bangladesh MP Md. Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata has sent shockwaves across the border in both Bengals .
The prime murder suspect, Jihad Hawladar, 24, is an illegal immigrant from Khulna in Bangladesh, who lives and works as a butcher in Mumbai , according to the West Bengal CID. Hawladar has admitted to his involvement in the murder of the MP before the CID and disclosed he was brought to a flat in Kolkata’s Chinar Park more than two months before to prepare for the murder.
The CID arrested him from Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district on Thursday.
Earlier, the police in Bangladesh arrested three suspects in connection with the death of the MP.
The victim, 56-year-old Anwarul Azim Anar, was a three-time Awami League MP from Jhenaidah-4 in Khulna district of Bangladesh. He had arrived in Kolkata on May 12 for medical treatment. CCTV footage from May 13 showed him entering a housing complex in Kolkata’s New Town area with two men and a woman. Between May 13 and May 15, the three people, who were entered the complex with Anar, were caught on CCTV cameras leaving the premises carrying two big bags.
The woman is believed to be Shilasthi Rahman who was used to honey-trap the MP.
The MP was smothered to death, his body cut into pieces and mixed with turmeric powder before being disposed of. Police are on the lookout to retrieve the body parts.
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