Police suspect Bangla MP honey-trapped before 'murder' by contract killers, one detained
The Hindu
West Bengal CID detains suspect in Bangladesh MP murder case; police suspect contract killers, friend's involvement.
The West Bengal CID on Thursday evening detained one person for his alleged involvement in the "murder" of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, an officer said.
Police suspect that the MP could have been "lured" into a New Town flat by a woman and then murdered by contract killers.
The detained person, who is a resident of an area in West Bengal close to the international border with Bangladesh, had met one of the prime accused in the murder case, the officer said.
Further investigation is underway to find out why the person had met him and what they discussed, the officer said, without divulging the identity of the detained person.
An initial probe also found out that the MP's close friend, a US citizen, had paid around ₹5 crore to those involved in the crime, the senior police officer said.
The Awami League MP's friend owns a flat in Kolkata, and is probably in the U.S. at present, he said.
Police also said that the flat in Kolkata's New Town area, where the Bangladesh MP was last seen entering, was rented out to his friend by its owner, an excise department employee.
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