MP Anar murder: Kolkata police recover bones from canal

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Kolkata police have recovered some bones from a canal in South 24 Parganas in India, which is suspected to be belonged slain Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar.

The police conducted the search operation based on information provided by one of the accused in the murder, Siam Hossain, who is currently in remand under Kolkata CID police custody.

The Kolkata CID officials announced this finding in a statement released on Sunday.

The bones, which include long bone fragments, will undergo forensic examination to confirm their origin.

Experts from the Kolkata Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), present at the site, initially said that the bones are human. The search in the canal is ongoing.

Siam Hossain, now in a 14-day remand, was detained in Nepal initially and later handed over to Indian authorities on Friday.

A team from the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) visited Kolkata and Nepal in this connection.

According to earlier reports, MP Anar’s body was dismembered after his murder in a flat in Kolkata.

Despite multiple searches in Kolkata’s canals, no body parts were found. However, police recovered 4kg of flesh from the septic tank in the flat where MP Anar was allegedly killed, though it remains unconfirmed if these are his remains.

DNA tests will confirm if these remains belonged to the Bangladesh lawmaker. His daughter, Mumtarin Ferdoush Dorin, is preparing to go to Kolkata to provide DNA samples.

Anwarul Azim Anar entered India from Kaliganj in Jhenaidah on May 12.

On May 22, media reports surfaced that MP Anar was murdered in a flat in New Town near Kolkata. Blood traces were found inside the flat, but no body was discovered.

Separate cases have been filed in India and Bangladesh regarding the murder.

Till now, five suspects have been arrested across India and Bangladesh in connection with the murder.

In Bangladesh, the arrested individuals are Syed Amanulla (alias Shimul Bhuiyan), Tanvir Bhuiyan, and Shilasti Rahman. In India, Jihad Howladar and Siam Hossain have been apprehended.