Missing Bangladeshi lawmaker found murdered in India
Kolkata: Indian police are working with detectives from neighbouring Bangladesh to investigate the suspected murder of a lawmaker from Bangladesh’s ruling party.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mohammad Anwarul Azim, a member of Bangladesh’s Awami League party, disappeared in Kolkata this month while seeking medical treatment in the Indian city.
According to police inspector Akhilesh Chaturvedi, Mohammad Anwarul Azim was reported missing on May 18 by family members after they received text messages sent from his phone suggesting he had gone on business to India’s capital New Delhi. However, security camera footage showed Azim entering a building in Kolkata with two men and a woman, and while his companions were seen leaving, he was not.
When Indian detectives entered the building this week looking for Azim, they found apparent blood stains in a bedroom and a sink.
Bangladesh’s home minister Asaduzzaman Khan told reporters in Dhaka that the lawmaker had been killed in a “pre-planned manner”. Three men have been arrested in connection with Azim’s disappearance.
Police from both countries are investigating the case, which has raised concerns about the safety of political figures in the region.
