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Bangladesh MP’s friend paid ₹5 crore to ‘murder’ him: West Bengal CID
The Hindu
Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar found murdered in Kolkata, three arrested, investigation ongoing by State CID.
The initial probe into the “murder” of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar revealed that one of his friends had paid around ₹5 crore to kill the neighbouring country’s parliamentarian, a senior police officer said here on Thursday.
Mr. Anar, who went missing in Kolkata since May 13, was found murdered and three people have been arrested, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan had said on Wednesday.
The West Bengal Police had said investigation of the case has been taken up by the State CID.
“It was a well-planned murder. A huge amount of money, around Rs 5 crore was paid by an old friend of the MP to kill him,” the officer told PTI.
The Awami League MP’s friend is a U.S. national and owns a flat in Kolkata, he said.
Akhilesh Chaturvedi, IG, CID, had Wednesday said police had “reliable inputs” that Mr. Anar “may have been murdered”, but his body was yet to be recovered.
Asked whether the police found blood stains in the apartment of a luxury condominium in New Town in Kolkata's outskirts, where the MP’s whereabouts were last traced on May 13, Mr. Chaturvedi said, “Our forensic team is examining the suspected crime scene. It’s too early to speak about that.”