Bangladesh MP murder: Police in India's Kolkata recover hair, pieces of flesh from septic tank

Bangladesh MP murder case: Investigators in India's eastern state of West Bengal have recovered pieces of flesh and strands of hair from the septic tank of a flat in New Town area where Bangladeshi lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar is suspected to have been murdered.

A professional butcher, arrested by the police, allegedly chopped the body of the Bangladesh lawmaker into dozens of pieces and mixed them with turmeric before disposing them off at several locations including a canal around New Town, police said on Tuesday (May 28).

"A total of around 3.5 kg of flesh and some strands of hair were recovered from the septic tank. Forensic tests will be conducted on these items to confirm whether they belong to Anar or not," an officer was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India news agency.

"We had requested the authorities of the housing complex to help us examine the sewage pipes and the septic tank," he said.

The Disaster Management Team of the Kolkata Police on Tuesdayresumed search in the Bagjola canal adjacent to an amusement park near Rajarhat, an officer further told the PTI, adding that drones were also employed in the search.

Earlier, Kolkata Police officer had said that finding the body parts of the Bangladesh MP would be a tough job due to heavy rainfall in West Bengal capital following Cyclone Remal's landfall over the weekend.

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"It’s been over a fortnight that the crime was carried out. The body parts were chopped into smaller parts and there was a high chance that those were eaten up by aquatic animals. The Bagjola Canal has dirty water and the body parts could be swept away by the flow," the police officer said.

The DNA tests of the blood specimen found at the suspected crime site may be done later.

Officers of Dhaka Police are also visiting Kolkata as part of the probe.

"In case the body parts are not found, then we will conduct DNA tests on the blood samples and match the result with the DNA of one of Anar’s family members to establish the identity and start a case according to the law," the officer said.

(With inputs from agencies)