Nepal Extradites Key Suspect In Murder Of Bangladesh MP In Kolkata: Report

In Kathmandu, Nepal, a Bangladeshi citizen, who was one of the main accused individuals involved in the brutal murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata last month, has been extradited to India, as reported by a media outlet on Friday.

According to sources cited by MyRepublica.com news portal, Mohammad Siyam Hussain was handed over to Indian authorities by Nepal's Interpol branch on Monday morning, following contact made by Nepal Police, as reported by PTI.

Hussain, who had fled to Nepal after the murder, was reportedly arrested from the border area of Nepal last Thursday. The 56-year-old Awami League MP Anar, who was in Kolkata for medical treatment on May 12, disappeared on May 17, according to a complaint filed by his acquaintance on May 18.

Anar was allegedly murdered in a posh flat in the New Town area near Kolkata. West Bengal police have apprehended a butcher believed to have dismembered the body of the Bangladeshi lawmaker into 80 pieces and mixed them with turmeric before disposing of them at various locations, including a canal around New Town, as per PTI reports.

It is suspected that Anar's friend and business partner, Akhtaruzzaman, who is now a US citizen, orchestrated the murder. While Bangladesh police sought Hussain, he was handed over to Indian authorities due to his arrival from India, as per highly placed police sources. The accused was reportedly transported to India by land.

Nepal's Interpol organization did not inform local police about Hussain's arrest, stated Nepal police. A team of four members from the Detective Branch under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police of Bangladesh had traveled to Kathmandu to collect Hussain. They met with a senior officer of Nepal Police and requested his deportation, but their plea was dismissed as Nepal lacks an extradition treaty with Dhaka.