12 pieces of a body recovered

Police yesterday recovered 12 pieces of a body without head in the city’s Lalbagh area.

One Nazimuddin Badsha identified the chopped body as that of his brother Asgar.

Police arrested two persons, Jahir and Siful, from the Lalbagh area in connection with the murder.

Naba Jyoti Khisha, officer-in-charge of Lalbagh Police Station, told the New Nation, that Ajgar was a phone and Fax businessman and close friend of the arrested persons.

Badsha , victim’s brother, alleged that Jahir and Siful demanded a toll Tk 3 lakh from Ajgar.

But as Asgar did not comply with the demand they killed his brother.

Al least 500 people demonstrated in front the Lalbagh police station for exemplary punishment to the killers of Asgar.

Arrested Jahir and Siful told the police they were not involved in this killing.

Police sent the body to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

A case has been filed with the Lalbagh police station in this connection.

Source: The New Nation