Finding trolley bag containing Bangladesh MP's body parts nearly impossible: West Bengal police

Recovering the trolley bag containing the body parts of murdered Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar seems nearly impossible as it has been 22 days since he went missing, said officers of the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department, reports Indian local media. 

"It has been 22 days since he has been missing. It seems that it will be nearly impossible to locate the trolley bag. Still, our officers will keep the search on … We will soon decide on this after talking to the detectives of Bangladesh Police," an officer said, reports The Indian Express.

The search for the missing MP, who reportedly went to Kolkata on 12 May for medical treatment, began following a complaint filed with the local police on 18 May.

Detectives continued their search for the lawmaker's body parts in and around the New Town area of Kolkata. Police also plan to match the fingerprints obtained from the New Town flat where the Bangladeshi lawmaker was murdered.

Meanwhile, Md Siam Hossain, a key accused in the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar, has been sent back to the custody of the Kolkata Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after his arrest in Nepal. 

Nepal police on Thursday handed him over to the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department's custody after the both countries—Bangladesh and India sought for him. 

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Habibur Rahman on Friday said they learned that Siam is now in Kolkata police custody as India has a mutual legal treaty with the Himalayan country. 

Siam fled the country following the murder of MP Azim in Kolkata and has been hiding in Nepal since then. 

DNA match of the recovered flesh is tough: Experts 

DNA profiling of the slain lawmaker would not be found if the recovered flesh of his body is already decomposed, according to experts. 

According to forensic experts, the cells of the dismembered meat pieces recovered during DNA testing must be fresh and not decomposed. Otherwise, it will not yield results.

The forensic DNA report of the piece of meat recovered from Sanjeeva Gardens septic tank in Kolkata is yet to reach Dhaka. MP Azim's daughter and family members will go to India once the report reaches Dhaka.

When asked, Prof Dr Pradeep Biswas of Forensic Medicine Department at Dhaka Medical College told The Business Standard that it is normal for the flesh and meat to be decomposed, if recovered after a period of 16 days following the murder.

Consequently, DNA samples cannot be obtained if the cells are decomposed. But scientifically, if even a single cell of meat is alive then it will be possible to match DNA profiling. He said the survival of the cells depends on the condition of the piece of meat.