Tech CEO Found Murdered in New York Apartment, Body Dismembered

Fahim Saleh’s dismembered body was discovered by his sister in his New York apartment. 

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A Bangladeshi-origin tech entrepreneur and CEO was allegedly murdered and his body dismembered in a luxury flat in New York city, according to media reports.

Fahim Saleh's sister found the body on Tuesday afternoon, when she went to his flat to check in on him, CBS, a local New York TV channel, reported on Wednesday.

His killer may have been interrupted by her as he was cutting up the body with an electric saw, the report added.

The TV station reported that police said they have a video of her arriving at the apartment and his alleged killer leaving at about the same time, after probably being interrupted by her ringing the bell from the lobby.

It said that police are looking into the possibility that a business dispute was behind the killing.

According to his LinkedIn profile, he was the founder of Pathao, a Bangladesh-based company valued at $100 million that provides transportation and food delivery and offers a payment system.

He also lists himself as the founder and CEO of Gokada, a Nigerian company, which provides delivery service and motorcycle taxi service. It claims investments of $6.9 million.

New York Post said that Saleh was born in Saudi Arabia to Bangladeshi parents and grew up in Poughkeepsie in New York state.

It quoted unidentified sources as saying that the killing appeared to be a “professional” job, as the body had been dismembered with “surgical precision”.

The newspaper said that a surveillance video showed a man dressed in black following Saleh into his flat and tasering him after a dispute.

(IANS report, edited for clarity)