The New York Police Authorities have arrested the suspected killer of the Fahim Saleh, leading tech entrepreneur who is also the founder of popular GOKADA motorbike taxi app and commercial bike operating in Nigeria.
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| GOKADA founder, Fahim Saleh |
The 33-year-old, Fahim Saleh, became popular for his role in creating popular ride-sharing companies in Nigeria and Bangladesh. He is a son of Bangladeshi immigrants based in US. He founded his first company while still in high school. He went on to co-found the ride company Pathao, which is popular in Bangladesh and Nepal, in 2015.
His body was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. According to the New York Police, the suspect Tyrese Haspil, 21, was the GOKADA founder's executive assistant who allegedly decapitated and dismembered his boss in his New York room.
The Police have arrested and charged him with second-degree murder.Further investigation shows that murderer allegedly owed Saleh tens of thousands of dollars.
Haspil is accused of using a taser on Saleh and then fatally stabbing him on Monday.
Rodney Harrison, NYPD Chief of Detectives told reporters after the arrest on Friday that the suspect handled [Saleh's] finances and personal matters.
Harrison said, "It is also believed that he owed the victim a significant amount of money. Saleh's body was discovered by his cousin who checked on him on Tuesday afternoon after he had not been seen for several days."
According to US media reports, CCTV footage from the building in which Saleh lived showed him entering a lift with a man wearing a mask on Monday.
His body was dismembered with an electric saw placed nearby, police said.
This is wickedness of the highest order in this day & time. Disheartening & shocking.
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