Bangladesh MP Murder: Detective chief says conspirator may have escaped to US, seeks Interpol's help to track down suspect
Anwarul Azim Anar in a flat in New Town, Kolkata, authorities are intensifying efforts to apprehend the alleged mastermind, Akhtaruzzaman Shaheen. A team of Dhaka policemen, led by their detective chief, has arrived in Kolkata and revealed suspicions that Shaheen, a childhood friend of Anar, has fled to the United States.
The primary suspect in the murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, Akhtaruzzaman Shaheen, is believed to have escaped to the US via Dubai from Kathmandu. The Bangladeshi detective chief, Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid, disclosed this information during his visit to Kolkata, where the crime took place.
Bangladesh is now seeking Interpol's assistance in capturing Shaheen, highlighting the international scope of the investigation. The motive behind Anar's murder is believed to be a fallout over proceeds from a gold smuggling racket, adding a complex layer to the case.
The murder, has sparked an international manhunt. It is suspected that a dispute over proceeds from a gold smuggling racket led to Anar's murder. The body parts of the victim were allegedly dismembered and disposed of in Bagjola canal near Kolkata.
According to a TOI report, the Bangladeshi detective chief went to Bagjola canal in Polerhat, off Bhangar, where cops were using fishing nets and underwater drones to trace the chopped-up body parts without success. «The mastermind left the city on May 10,» said Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid, chief, Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective
