As the latest development in the intensifying row over Bangladesh's three time MP Anwarul Azim Anar's brutal murder in Kolkata, a new video has emerged showing two people, believed to have murdered Anar, leaving an apartment in Kolkata's New Town where earlier police have identified blood stains while searching for the leader.
According to the officials privy with the investigation, Anar was skinned and his body parts were minced in the apartment before getting disposed across the city. Anar had been missing since May 14, two days after he arrived in Kolkata.
About the CCTV footage
As per the CCTV footage recorded from outside the apartment, two men were seen walking out of the building with one of them carrying a large suitcase, while the other one has several plastic bags.
Police investigation so far: Key points
Jihad Hawladar, an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh, has been arrested for the murder of the MP. During the interrogation, Hawladar disclosed details about the crime.
According to Hawladar, after killing Anar, the murderers wet ahead with skinning the body, remove the flesh, and mincing it in a bid to rule out all possibilities of identification.
Anar's remains were then packed into plastic bags and disposed dropped across different parts of the city.
Hawladar also disclosed that he was hired by Akhtaruzzaman, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, to skin the MP as he is a butcher by profession.
Furthermore, another CCTV video showed Anar entering the flat with a woman which made 'honey-trapping' a possible angle in the murder case.
Police is also investigating the role of Shilasti Rahman, a woman who the cops believe was linked to one of his killers and 'honey-trapped' the Bangladesh MP.
"The investigation indicates the MP fell into a 'honey trap'. It seems he was lured by the woman. We suspect he was murdered soon after he went to the flat," a Kolkata cop relayed info from Dhaka.
