West Bengal CID officials made a significant discovery on Sunday, uncovering human bone fragments near a canal in South 24 Parganas district. This find was part of their ongoing investigation into the murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, as stated by a senior official.

The bone fragments were found along the southeastern bank of Bagjola canal in Bhangar’s Krishnamati village. This discovery followed the interrogation of Mohammad Siyam Hussain, a key suspect in the case who was apprehended by Nepal Police and brought back to India.

According to the CID officer, medical professionals and forensic experts present during the recovery confirmed the bone fragments to be of human origin. A suo moto case has been initiated at the Bijoyganj Bazar Police Station, and the bone fragments will undergo forensic examination.

Efforts to locate additional body parts of the deceased politician are ongoing, the officer added.

Previously, CID investigators recovered pieces of flesh weighing approximately 3.5 kg from a flat in the New Town area, where the MP was last seen on May 12.

The daughter of the Bangladeshi MP is expected to arrive in Kolkata next week to participate in a DNA test related to the recovered bones and flesh pieces, the CID officer revealed.

Hussain, a key suspect in the case, was extradited to India from Nepal and brought to the New Town flat on Sunday to assist CID in locating the body parts and the tools used in the crime.

Following his extradition, Hussain was remanded to 14-day custody of the CID by a local court in Barasat, North 24 Parganas district.

Initial investigations suggested that the MP’s close associate, Akhtaruzzaman, a US citizen, allegedly paid around ₹5 crore to those involved in the crime. Akhtaruzzaman, who owns a flat in Kolkata, is believed to be in the US presently.

Police claim that circumstantial evidence indicates the Awami League leader was strangled and dismembered.

Efforts to trace the missing MP, who arrived in Kolkata on May 12 for medical treatment, commenced after a complaint was filed by Gopal Biswas, a resident of Baranagar, on May 18. Anar had been residing at Biswas’ residence upon his arrival.

Biswas reported that Anar left for a doctor’s appointment on May 13 and failed to return, prompting him to file a police complaint.