Beheaded body cut into 7 pieces recovered in capital's Mugda
Police recovered the dismembered body parts, wrapped in polythene, from a basement area in Manda and suspect the victim was killed nearly a week ago
Police have recovered the beheaded and dismembered body of an unidentified person from the basement of a house in Mugda's Manda area in Dhaka.
The body parts, cut into seven pieces and wrapped in polythene, were recovered around 2pm today (17 May) from underneath a basement in front of Shahnaz Villa on Abdul Gani Road in Manda area, confirmed Mugda Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Jalal Uddin.
He told The Business Standard that unidentified individuals had allegedly killed the victim, dismembered the body and abandoned it at the location.
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He said the victim's head could not be found. The recovered body parts included two hands and two legs.
Investigators suspect the victim was murdered six to seven days ago, as the body was found in a partially decomposed state, said the police official.
Jalal Uddin said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has collected samples in an attempt to identify the victim.
However, due to the advanced decomposition of the body, police have not yet been able to establish the identity of the deceased.
The body has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
An investigation is underway to uncover the mystery behind the killing, he added.
