A Bradford restaurateur and father-of-six was found dismembered in remote woodland, murder squad detectives revealed today.

A severed leg and intestines of Nissar Ahmed, 34, of West Bowling, were found in plastic bags by an off-duty policewoman walking her dog off Briestfield Road, Dewsbury last Friday morning.

Mr Ahmed, who owned the Sultan Restaurant in Holmfirth, was identified by a scar from an old burn just above the inside ankle of his left leg.

The limb was discovered in two carrier bags from Aldi and Netto supermarkets. About six feet away there was also a white bin liner containing his intestines and a trouser leg from a pair of blue denim jeans.

Police are continuing to hunt for the rest of his body.

Today, Mr Ahmed's eldest brother, 45-year-old Iftikhar Hussain, said: "The person responsible for this has not only murdered my brother, but his wife and their six children.

"The wounds this has caused will never heal. Our memories will haunt who did this until they die. I have no sympathy for them whatsoever.

"Killing is one thing, but chopping a human body is barbaric and unbelievable.

"It must be a very disturbed person. It was a very callous human who did not think that my brother might have a wife and children."

Police believe Mr Ahmed's leg was severed after he was killed and say his remains were thrown into the undergrowth from the roadside.

Detective Superintendent Graham Sunderland, who is leading the inquiry, described the murder as bizarre and said detectives were baffled by the motive.

He said: "This is a truly horrific crime. The fact that one human being can do this to another human being is totally and utterly gruesome."

He asked the public for information to help find Mr Ahmed's killers. Detective Supt Sunderland said he was anxious to trace Mr Ahmed's grey metallic Ford Sierra 4x4 estate, registration F895 PCX which was used to drop off the last two people to see him alive.

He said a police officer fluent in Punjabi and Urdu had been drafted in to help with the inquiry and a family liaison officer was helping Mr Ahmed's traumatised family.

Mr Ahmed was last seen on Thursday evening when he drove to Skelmanthorpe near Huddersfield with one of his employees to pick up two friends who run Sultan, shortly after midnight.

He dropped off his employee in Huddersfield and then drove to Manningham to drop off the two friends. They were the last to see him alive.

Mr Ahmed was reported missing by his family on Friday evening. They thought he had been staying with a friend overnight in Huddersfield.

Detective Supt Sunderland said Mr Ahmed had earlier left his home on Thursday afternoon to pick up an employee in Huddersfield to open up the restaurant.

He said it was later opened up as normal but by the employee and not Mr Ahmed which was very unusually.

Detective Supt Int Sunderland said: "We are liaising with Mr Ahmed's family, friends and work colleagues and making inquiries both locally and nationally."

He said the death was not being linked to any other crime and the murder weapon was still been sought. He said 'an extremely sharp instrument' was used to cut up Mr Ahmed's body.

Detective Supt Sunderland said: "There is no suggestion at this stage that Mr Ahmed had any known enemies. He was a family man who spent most of his time at work in his restaurant or at home."

Mr Hussain said his mother fell and banged her head when she heard the news of his murder. She was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary where she is receiving treatment.

He said: "This has deeply shocked our family and friends.

"Whoever did this needs to be caught. We will help however much we can to find the people who did this."

Police were today continuing to comb the area where Mr Ahmed's remains were found.

The incident room can be contacted on (01924) 431081.

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