Zakaria Street: A woman beggar on Zakaria Street was taken ill two days before gemstone trader Mohammad Salim was murdered, prompting police to suspect the assassins had given her "poisoned" food to remove a potential witness from the scene of the crime. Mohammad Ashar Firdausi, another jewellery trader on Zakaria Street, was arrested on Thursday in connection with Salim's murder. Salim's wife Shagufta Yasmeen told Metro on Saturday that she wanted a speedy trial in the case. The police suspect that apart from Mohammad Ashar Firdausi, at least three persons were were involved in the murder. Officers at Lalbazar said Firdausi had plotted the murder to lay his hands on Salim's collection of precious stones.

Source: The Telegraph October 28, 2017 21:00 UTC