Authorities now believe that the motive for the killing of the 22 year old Bangladeshi national, studying in Cyprus, was financial as the crime appears to have been committed by the perpetrator alone on that very night following a verbal altercation thar turned into an opportunity for money.

The 22 year old perpetrator, arrested today, also indicated the murder weapon and the location where he placed the victim’s personal belongings.

The body was found in an advanced stage of decomposition, and it appears the victim was murdered on the same night he left his residence.

According to police sources, the perpetrator and the victim met on a bus, with the former claiming that the 22-year-old had insulted him.

Consequently, five days later, according to his confession, he picked up the unfortunate student from Oroklini and took him to Kofinou, where he murdered him and subsequently buried him in a shallow grave.

A few hours after the murder and with the victim already buried, he allegedly contacted the student’s relatives to demand a ransom, .

The scene where the body was found has been cordoned off for forensic examinations.

The victim left the house where he resides with other individuals in Oroklini on June 12th, at 1830, stating that he was heading to a factory in the Kofinou area, where he was supposed to work his first day.

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On the night of the same day, the 22-year-old sent a message via a mobile phone application containing a specific location to a friend, without any further communication.

Additionally, unknown individuals allegedly contacted the young man’s father and demanded a ransom. Ever since, the student—whose mobile phone signal had been traced to Kofinou—had given no signs of life.