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A 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was found dismembered in a grisly murder at his multi-million dollar luxury apartment in Manhattan, New York with reports indicating some of his final moments may have been captured on CCTV. The body of Fahim Saleh, a successful founder of multiple startups and the son of Bangladeshi immigrants, was reportedly discovered by his sister on Tuesday after she came to check on her brother, who she hadnt seen in a day.
According to the New York Daily News, Mr Salehs body was found near an electric saw and contractor bags. He was left decapitated, with his limbs dismembered from the torso in what police sources described to the New York Post as a professional killing. A second man could be seen on surveillance video following Mr Saleh onto the buildings elevator, according to the Daily News, donning a suit, hat, gloves and face mask. A source told the newspaper: The perp had a suitcase. He was very professional.
Mr Saleh can then be seen on the video reportedly walking out of the elevator on the floor where his apartment was located before falling to the ground. It was not immediately clear what caused the victim to collapse.
Neighbours said they watched as police escorted two women who came to the apartment after the killing, appearing hysterical and in disbelief before leaving with detectives. A mid-sized dog was also taken from Mr Salehs apartment.
The 33-year-old was the CEO of Gokadang, a motorcycle-sharing app in Lagos, Nigeria, as well as a founding partner at Adventure Capital. He also co-founded a ride company called Pathao in Nepal and Bangladesh, and formerly served as CEO of KickBack Apps, which included multiple phone-pranking apps like PrankDial and PrankPad.
Police have not yet released a motive in the killing. A press officer for the NYPD did not immediately return requests for comment.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fahim-saleh-murder-killing-video-cctv-footage-manhattan-nyc-crime-a9620621.html
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,064 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(4,477 posts)To Saudi assassins?
liberalla
(9,274 posts)Who'd he piss off? Who are his enemies?
Side note: what a horrific death - and for family to find him like that! Just awful...
LisaL
(44,980 posts)He was a founder of many start ups, but not all start ups make money.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)LisaL
(44,980 posts)But seriously, this article leaves out important details. He was seen walking out of the elevator before he collapsed? So, this was before the murder. What happened after he collapsed? Did somebody took him to his apartment? Dismembered body was left in the apartment. Why dismember the body then?
Nevilledog
(51,268 posts)LisaL
(44,980 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,775 posts)LisaL
(44,980 posts)They might have dismembered a body to put it in a suitcase and remove it from the apartment, but didn't complete the task.