MP Azim Murder: DB Chief Harun Off To Nepal

Harun Or Rashid, the additional commissioner (detective branch) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), left the country for Nepal today for further investigation over the murder issue of Awami League MP Anawarul Azim Anar in Kolkata on May 13.

A two-member DB team, led by Harun, left the country for Nepal in the morning. Another member of the team is Shahidur Rahman Ripon, the additional deputy commissioner of the DB.

Abdul Ahad, deputy commissioner of Wari division of DB police, confirmed this to the media.

The team off to Nepal as it was reported that one of the suspects, Siam Hossain, went into hiding in the South Asian country after the killing mission.

Siam was involved in dumping the body parts of the slain lawmaker with butcher Jihad Howlader, investigation sources said.

Earlier, a three-member DB team led by Harun went to Kolkata to investigate the murder on May 26 and returned home on Thursday.

In this regard, the DB chief Harun on Thursday told the media in a briefing that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has informed Interpol after collecting various information including passports and mobile numbers of Akhtaruzzaman (planner and mastermind), a Bangladeshi origin USA national and Siam.

"DB is in regular contact with the Bangladesh embassies in the USA and Nepal to bring them back to the country. Besides, India's cooperation has also been sought to bring back Akhtaruzzaman from the United States," he said.

However, there was no official confirmation regarding the arrest or detain of Siam in Nepal.