Was Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar honey-trapped before gruesome murder? Police reveal chilling details

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PTI. In a new development in the case, the police are now suspecting that the Bangladesh MP could have been "lured" into a New Town flat by a woman and then murdered by contract killers.

The person who is detained is a resident of an area in West Bengal close to the international border with Bangladesh. The officer mentioned that the detained individual had met one of the main suspects in the murder case, and the ongoing investigation aims to uncover the purpose and context of their discussion.Anwarul Azim Anar was a lawmaker from the ruling party Awami League and was representing the Jhenaidah-4 constituency in Bangladesh.

Earlier on Wednesday, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that the MP went missing in Kolkata on May 13, was found murdered and three people have been arrested.Speaking on the case, the Police said, “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," as quoted by PTI.The senior police officer added that CCTV footage showed is now being examined by the CID which showed Anar entering the flat with a man and a woman.Calling it a well planned murder, police said, “A huge amount of money, around ₹5 crore, was paid by an old friend of the MP to the contract killers to execute the crime." "In the CCTV footage, the politician was seen entering the flat with the two persons. The duo was later seen coming out and again re-entering the flat the next day but the MP was not seen again," the officer told PTI.