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Tech entrepreneur’s dismembered body found in luxury New York apartment

  • Fahim Saleh, 33, discovered dead, with electric saw near his torso
  • Victim’s head and limbs were found elsewhere in apartment

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Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh speaks during an interview in Lagos, Nigeria in May 2019. Photo: Reuters
Agence France-Presse

The body of a wealthy young technology entrepreneur has been found decapitated in his luxury New York apartment, police said Wednesday.

Fahim Saleh, 33, was found in his Manhattan home on Tuesday afternoon, a New York Police Department spokeswoman said.

“He was dismembered. His death was deemed a homicide,” she said. An investigation is under way but no arrests have yet been made, the spokeswoman added.

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The New York Times reported that detectives found an electric saw near Saleh’s torso. His head and limbs were found elsewhere in the apartment.

Police officers speak outside the New York apartment building where Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh was found dead on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Police officers speak outside the New York apartment building where Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh was found dead on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Saleh’s sister discovered his body before calling the police, officials told the newspaper.

Police have not given a motive for the murder but the Daily News tabloid said investigators believed it may have been over a business dispute.

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