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Tech Boss Found Dismembered In His Luxury Apartment Left Behind Millions

By Modupeoluwa Adekanye

28 January 2021   |   10:22 am

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Fahim Saleh dubbed the "Elon Musk of the developing world", was best known for his role in creating popular ride-sharing companies in Nigeria and Bangladesh. The 33-year-old was found dead in his luxury Manhattan, New York, apartment in July last year. His executive assistant Tyrese Haspil, who lives in Brooklyn, was later arrested before being…

Tech Boss Found Dismembered In His Luxury Apartment Left Behind Millions

Fahim Saleh dubbed the “Elon Musk of the developing world”, was best known for his role in creating popular ride-sharing companies in Nigeria and Bangladesh.

The 33-year-old was found dead in his luxury Manhattan, New York, apartment in July last year. His executive assistant Tyrese Haspil, who lives in Brooklyn, was later arrested before being charged with murder.

Now, court documents are said to have revealed that the slain CEO and investor, who founded Nigerian motorcycle ride-sharing company Gokada in 2018 – was worth the huge sum, totalling about £4.3million in a report by The Mirror.

The Bangladeshi-born entrepreneur didn’t leave behind a will and his only debt was a $1.8 million mortgage on his $2.2 million East Houston Street seventh-floor apartment.

Since Saleh died without a will and had no wife or children, under New York law his money would go to his parents — Raihana Saleh and Saleh Uddin Ahmed.

A judge was said to have allowed a sister, Rifayet Saleh, to collect $4 million from the estate, the court filings showed. A lawyer for the estate reportedly declined to comment.

Haspil is accused of using a Taser on Saleh and then fatally stabbing him. It has previously been reported that he was suspected of allegedly embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from Saleh.

Saleh’s torso was found near several large plastic bags containing his head and limbs that had been severed with an electric saw.

According to US media reports at the time, the power saw was still plugged in when his body was found. Haspil reportedly pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in October and his case is still pending.

Saleh was a Bangladeshi-American entrepreneur and computer programmer who founded Gokada, Pathao, and JoBike. Saleh was also a founding partner of Adventure Capital, a Manhattan-based venture capital firm.

On July 14, 2020, Saleh was found dead in his luxury apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Police have said that he was killed the day before.