Anar murder: Forensic tests ordered on phones of Babu, 3 others

A court has approved forensic tests on the mobile phones of Awami League leader Kazi Kamal Ahmed aka Babu and three others suspected of involvement in the murder of Jhenaidah MP Anwarul Azim Anar, reports bdnews24.com.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque gave the order on Monday, approving a petition by investigation officials. The four whose mobiles are to be examined are Babu - the relief and social welfare secretary of the Jhenaidah district Awami League unit, Amanulla Sayeed aka Shimul Bhuiyan, his nephew Tanvir Bhuiyan, and Celesty Rahman.

Sub Inspector Jalal Ahmed, the general registration officer for court police, said that the mobile phones of the four suspects had been seized as part of the evidence in the case. The police Detective Branch petitioned to examine the mobile phones forensically. That petition was approved on Monday.

The DB petition said that after Anar's murder, the four suspects exchanged information of various kinds over WhatsApp. It is also necessary to know whether the suspects deleted any information, photos, or videos of the abduction and murder on WhatsApp, they said.